James Prior on the Hennessy report
- Title
- James Prior on the Hennessy report
- Genre
- Interview
- TX Date
- 26 Jan 1984
- Year of production
- 1984
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- Duration
- 00:00:55
- Description
- Northern Ireland Secretary James Prior says he will not resign after the release of the Hennessy report on the security arrangements at the Maze Prison in Northern Ireland. The report was commissioned after thirty-eight IRA prisoners escaped from the prison in 1983. Male interviewer not identified.
- Contributors
- James Prior
- Keywords
- Reports; Northern Ireland; Terrorists; IRA; Maze Prison; Security; Prison officers; Prisoners; Escapes; Cabinet ministers; Resignation (political); Hennessy Report
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