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According to Simon Winchester, interrogators at Ballykinler Army Barracks were effectively under Eastwood's command.<ref>Simon Winchester, ''Northern Ireland in crisis: reporting the Ulster troubles'', Holmes & Meier, 1974, p.171.</ref> | According to Simon Winchester, interrogators at Ballykinler Army Barracks were effectively under Eastwood's command.<ref>Simon Winchester, ''Northern Ireland in crisis: reporting the Ulster troubles'', Holmes & Meier, 1974, p.171.</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 16:34, 21 March 2015
David Eastwood (1919-2010) was an Army and MI5 officer.[1]
He served as director of intelligence in Northern Ireland from 1971 until 1973.[2]
According to Simon Winchester, interrogators at Ballykinler Army Barracks were effectively under Eastwood's command.[3]
He was awarded a CBE in January 1973, with the London Gazette describing him as a 'senior technical advisor' in the Ministry of Defence.[4]
Notes
- ↑ David Eastwood, Telegraph, 9 December 2010.
- ↑ Nigel West, Historical Dictionary of British Intelligence, Scarecrow Press, 2014, p.192.
- ↑ Simon Winchester, Northern Ireland in crisis: reporting the Ulster troubles, Holmes & Meier, 1974, p.171.
- ↑ London Gazette,Supplement 45860, p.8.
