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| − | {{Template:Northern Ireland badge}}General Sir '''Frank Douglas King'''. Served as British Army General | + | {{Template:Northern Ireland badge}}General Sir '''Frank Douglas King'''. Served as British Army [[General Officer Commanding Northern Ireland]], from February 1973 to August 1975.<ref>W.D Flackes, Sydney Elliott, Northern Ireland: A Political Directory 1968-88, Blackstaff Press, 1989, p.165.</ref> |
General King's command in Northern Ireland coincided with the [[Ulster Workers Council]] strike. It was widely believed that he was not anxious for his troops to become involved in strike-breaking activities.<ref>W.D Flackes, Sydney Elliott, Northern Ireland: A Political Directory 1968-88, Blackstaff Press, 1989, p.165.</ref> | General King's command in Northern Ireland coincided with the [[Ulster Workers Council]] strike. It was widely believed that he was not anxious for his troops to become involved in strike-breaking activities.<ref>W.D Flackes, Sydney Elliott, Northern Ireland: A Political Directory 1968-88, Blackstaff Press, 1989, p.165.</ref> | ||
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General Sir Frank Douglas King. Served as British Army General Officer Commanding Northern Ireland, from February 1973 to August 1975.[1]
General King's command in Northern Ireland coincided with the Ulster Workers Council strike. It was widely believed that he was not anxious for his troops to become involved in strike-breaking activities.[2]
Affiliations
- Control Risks - Former director
