Extract from a report written by John Holmes to Tony Blair, Friday 10 April 1998

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After votes of thanks from all parties to Mitchell and his co-chairmen, the Prime Minister and Ahern rushed out to make their planned statements to the waiting media, while Mitchell held a ceremonial closing meeting to allow all the participants to say their piece. Immediately after the press conference, we left for London completely drained by the roller-coaster nightmare of the previous three days and scarcely able to believe what had happened.