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Draft letter from Brendan Duddy to Martin McGuinness
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Title Draft letter from Brendan Duddy to Martin McGuinness
Description Original handwritten draft (and transcript) and typescript version of a letter from [Brendan Duddy] to 'a chara' [Martin McGuinness], offering an analysis of the current situation, following a Sky TV interview with McGuinness and an article by Caoimhín Ó Caoláin. Urging to find a solution for the decommissioning impasse, setting aside principles, to enable implementation for the Good Friday Agreement. Stressing necessity to take the lead in republican politics - 'it is not a winnable issue, no matter how emotive it is for the Republican Movement'. Also referring to McGuinness's broken leg. (Letter was given title 'Second decommissioning paper- steamroller' by [Éamonn Downey]. Handwritten draft is in the hand of Brendan Duddy (transscript by Éamonn Downey) and has only little material not used in the final version.)
Date Issued 27/10/1998
Resource Type Text
Publisher University of Galway
Extent 20p
Topic McGuinness,Martin,1950-2017,Republican Movement (Ireland)
Geographic Northern Ireland,History,1968-1998,Good Friday Agreement (1998),Great Britain. Belfast Agreement (1998)
Temporal Twentieth century
Creator / Author Name Brendan Duddy