Irish state papers covering the build-up to the Good Friday Agreement have been published.
Irish state papers covering the build-up to the Good Friday peace agreement have just been published.The decommissioning of paramilitary arms dominated the period.
State papers released on Tuesday show scepticism in the Royal Ulster Constabulary and the British Army about the military benefits of decommissioning. He said that Mr Major "stressed that he totally recognised the courage and pressures" on the Sinn Féin leaders Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness but that "he had to sort out decommissioning because of the pressures on him in the Tory party".Mr Major's position was being constantly undermined by colleagues both inside the cabinet and on the backbenches.
The Tánaiste Dick Spring's special adviser wrote to Mr Bruton to say that the British "have effectively portrayed themselves as the war is over and that the Provos have nowhere to go".Another interesting thing that emerges in the released files is Mr Bruton admonishing his officials for "Sinn Féin-speak" when they referred to decommissioning as part of an overall agreement saying that was not Irish government policy.
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