Transcript of an interview with John Major, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, on 22 October 1994. Nine days earlier the Combined Loyalist Military Command announced a paramilitary ceasefire. On 31 August the Provisional IRA had also announced a cessation of military activities. In this interview Major discusses the future joint publication of Framework Documents with the Irish government with the view to beginning negotiations for a peaceful settlement in Northern Ireland. On 22 February 1995 the British and Irish governments published these Framework Documents for a future peace agreement and representative government in Northern Ireland.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 22 October 1994
Name of First Interviewee: John Major
Role at time of Interview: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Purpose: News
Media: Transcript
Copyright:
Link: Read the transcript
Programme/Book/Article: johnmajor.co.uk
Time Period covered: 1993-1994
Key Individuals: John Major, Albert Reynolds
Key Words: Combined Loyalist Military Command, Provisional IRA, ceasefire, community relations, Framework Documents