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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Alan Amos (Conservative), on Tuesday, 3 July 1990, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 19 members in total.

Nelson Mandela and the IRA

That this House notes Mr Mandela's call for the United Kingdom Government to negotiate with the IRA; further notes that Mr Mandela is a guest of this country; calls upon Her Majesty's Government to urge Mr Mandela to acquaint himself with the facts of his host country before wilfully engaging in unfriendly and disgraceful acts which cause grave offence to the United Kingdom and which give encouragement to the country's enemies; and further calls on Her Majesty's Government to urge Mr Mandela unequivocally to condemn the perpetrators of all violence and terrorism carried out both in the United Kingdom and in South Africa.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received an amendment.

Nelson Mandela and the IRA (1221A1)
The Early day motion has received an amendment sponsored by Martin Smyth (primary, Ulster Unionist Party) and tabled on Tuesday, 3 July 1990. It has been signed by 4 members in total.
At end add 'and regrets the failure of the African National Congress to reply to a letter, handed in over a year ago to their London office by the Member for Belfast South, asking them to dissociate from Irish Republican Army terrorism.'.

Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
1221 
1221A1 
Session
1989-90
Subjects
Speeches Mandela, Nelson
Link
View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk