Difference between revisions of "Military Reaction Force"

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::“Plain-clothes teams, initially joint RUC/army patrols, have operated in Northern Ireland since the IRA bombing campaign in Easter 1971.  
 
::“Plain-clothes teams, initially joint RUC/army patrols, have operated in Northern Ireland since the IRA bombing campaign in Easter 1971.  
::“Later in 1971 the teams were reformed and expanded as Military Reaction Forces (MRFs) without RUC participation.  
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::“Later in 1971 the teams were reformed and expanded as Military Reaction Forces (MRFs) without [[Royal Ulster Constabulary|RUC]] participation.  
 
::“In 1972 the operations of the MRF were brought under more centralised control and a higher standard of training achieved by establishing a [[Special Reconnaissance Unit]] (SRU) of 130 with all ranks under direct command of HQNI.<ref>Irish were lied to about SAS, by [[Tom Griffin]], [[Daily Ireland]], 5 June 2006.</ref>.  
 
::“In 1972 the operations of the MRF were brought under more centralised control and a higher standard of training achieved by establishing a [[Special Reconnaissance Unit]] (SRU) of 130 with all ranks under direct command of HQNI.<ref>Irish were lied to about SAS, by [[Tom Griffin]], [[Daily Ireland]], 5 June 2006.</ref>.  
  

Revision as of 23:55, 28 March 2008

Covert British Army unit set up in Northern Ireland in 1971. Its MRF acronym has given rise to a variety of explanations over the years.

“Plain-clothes teams, initially joint RUC/army patrols, have operated in Northern Ireland since the IRA bombing campaign in Easter 1971.
“Later in 1971 the teams were reformed and expanded as Military Reaction Forces (MRFs) without RUC participation.
“In 1972 the operations of the MRF were brought under more centralised control and a higher standard of training achieved by establishing a Special Reconnaissance Unit (SRU) of 130 with all ranks under direct command of HQNI.[1].

Notes

  1. Irish were lied to about SAS, by Tom Griffin, Daily Ireland, 5 June 2006.