BRITAIN : Major Meets With N. Ireland Catholics
From Times Wire Reports
British Prime Minister John Major had a tense meeting with leaders of Northern Ireland’s main Roman Catholic party as he fought to revive a peace process stalled by the worst violence in years. Parliament members from the Social Democratic and Labor Party, leaving Major’s Downing Street offices, said they had accused his government of capitulating to pressure from the majority Protestants in the province. Conflict erupted last week after police let Protestants march through Catholic streets in Portadown.
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