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| − | Army Headquarters Northern Ireland (HQNI) internal briefing paper details command and control arrangements for the [[Joint Support Group]], the successor to the [[Force Research Unit]].<ref name="DeSilvavol1Ch4">Sir Desmond de Silva, [http://www.patfinucanereview.org/report/volume01/chapter004/ Volume 1 - Chapter 4: Agent-handling], Pat Finucane Review, 12 December 2012.</ref> | + | *'''March Undated''' - Army Headquarters Northern Ireland (HQNI) internal briefing paper details command and control arrangements for the [[Joint Support Group]], the successor to the [[Force Research Unit]].<ref name="DeSilvavol1Ch4">Sir Desmond de Silva, [http://www.patfinucanereview.org/report/volume01/chapter004/ Volume 1 - Chapter 4: Agent-handling], Pat Finucane Review, 12 December 2012.</ref> |
| + | *'''March Undated''' - Sir [[John Blelloch]]'s 'Review of Agent Handling' began work.<ref name="DeSilvavol1Ch4">Sir Desmond de Silva, [http://www.patfinucanereview.org/report/volume01/chapter004/ Volume 1 - Chapter 4: Agent-handling], Pat Finucane Review, 12 December 2012.</ref> | ||
| + | *'''25''' - an internal minute from the Security Service Legal Adviser summarises Blelloch's approach to the issue of agent-handling guidelines: Blelloch has indicated that he would not wish to advocate different procedures (e.g following the American system) if they entailed legislation as he believed legislation would be politically unobtainable. Blelloch has also indicated that he is not sure that Ministers (particularly the [[Home Secretary]]) will approve the Guidelines for fear that that may involve them in allegations of conspiratorial criminality."<ref name="DeSilvavol1Ch4">Sir Desmond de Silva, [http://www.patfinucanereview.org/report/volume01/chapter004/ Volume 1 - Chapter 4: Agent-handling], Pat Finucane Review, 12 December 2012.</ref> | ||
==April== | ==April== | ||
Revision as of 19:50, 14 December 2012
Events related to state violence and collusion in Northern Ireland in 1992.
Contents
February
- 3 - Brian Nelson sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for 20 terrorist-related offences (including five counts of conspiracy to commit murder).[1]
March
- March Undated - Army Headquarters Northern Ireland (HQNI) internal briefing paper details command and control arrangements for the Joint Support Group, the successor to the Force Research Unit.[1]
- March Undated - Sir John Blelloch's 'Review of Agent Handling' began work.[1]
- 25 - an internal minute from the Security Service Legal Adviser summarises Blelloch's approach to the issue of agent-handling guidelines: Blelloch has indicated that he would not wish to advocate different procedures (e.g following the American system) if they entailed legislation as he believed legislation would be politically unobtainable. Blelloch has also indicated that he is not sure that Ministers (particularly the Home Secretary) will approve the Guidelines for fear that that may involve them in allegations of conspiratorial criminality."[1]
April
- 15 - UDA commander Ned McCreery shot dead by the UDA/UFF.[2]
August
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Sir Desmond de Silva, Volume 1 - Chapter 4: Agent-handling, Pat Finucane Review, 12 December 2012.
- ↑ David McKittrick, Seamus Kelters, Brian Feeney, Chris Thornton and David McVea, Lost Lives, Mainstream Publishing, 2004, p.1287.
- ↑ Sir Desmond de Silva, Volume 1 - Chapter 2: The historical and political context, Pat Finucane Review, 12 December 2012.
