Tony Blair tried to amend statement by Gerry Adams on IRA disarmament
Tony Blair attempted to amend a Gerry Adams statement on IRA disarmament, newly unsealed documents show.
On April 27th, 2003, then-Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams gave a lengthy address on the decommissioning of arms by the IRA.
It followed the prime minister calling on the IRA to provide clarity on “three questions” that arose from a statement issued by that organisation.
It came after then-taoiseach Bertie Ahern and Mr Blair issued a joint statement in early April that said all parties had a collective responsibility to fulfil the promise of the Good Friday Agreement.
That was met shortly thereafter by a communique from the Provisional IRA to the two governments, which was later made public.
The letter said that the responsibility for advancing the political impasses at the time rested with the two governments, particularly the UK government – and that the IRA was disappointed with the lack of full…
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