This document combines Transcript A and Transcript B of the press conference given by Patrick Mayhew and Dick Spring on 6 June 1996 in advance of the opening plenary session scheduled for 10 June 1996. Spring and Mayhew stated that the British and Irish Governments had reached agreement on various details of the talks including that on Chairmanship and the agenda as outlined in the 'Scenario for the Opening Plenary Session' document. They also commented that Sinn Féin, which was not welcome to participate in the talks at the time, could potentially enter the talks if PIRA restored the ceasefire of August 1994. They responded to questions from interviewers, which covered topics such as the role of Harri Holkeri in the talks, the relevance of Sinn Féin to the discussions on decommissioning and any timetable that is created for the same, the importance of UUP's consent to the procedures proposed, and the reason for the Governments' delay in the creation of the proposals relevant to the talks. The text of the full transcript is smudged and unclear, and a few parts of the text are marked with asterisks in pen.
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