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Martin McGuinness 'disturbed' by Boston College project

Martin McGuinness has said he was 'disturbed' to learn that documents detailing paramilitary decommissioning are held in a Boston College archive.

The deputy first minister made his remarks at the British Irish Summit in Dublin Castle on Friday.

Boston College has said that documents in its archive will remain confidential for 30 years.

The body which oversaw paramilitary decommissioning in Northern Ireland presented its final report in 2011.

The entire process was monitored by the International Independent Commission on Decommissioning (IICD)....

Read entire article at BBC News