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General Sir [[John Wilsey]] was [[General Officer Commanding Northern Ireland]] from 1990 to 1993.<ref>[http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/othelem/people/biography/listofroles.htm Roles of Prominent People Listed by Position Held], CAIN Web Service, University of Ulster, accessed 22 November 2009.</ref> | General Sir [[John Wilsey]] was [[General Officer Commanding Northern Ireland]] from 1990 to 1993.<ref>[http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/othelem/people/biography/listofroles.htm Roles of Prominent People Listed by Position Held], CAIN Web Service, University of Ulster, accessed 22 November 2009.</ref> | ||
| − | + | Asked in January 1993 about the Army's use of loyalist agent [[Brian Nelson]], Wilsey said he was "certainly not ashamed of Nelson's role".<ref>Raymond Murray, [http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/issues/violence/murray.htm State Violence: Northern Ireland 1969-1997], CAIN Web Service, accessed 22 November 1999.</ref> | |
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| + | ==External resources== | ||
| + | *Philip Jacobson, [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/books/article-2007392/Fighting-talk-Ulsters-frontline-THE-ULSTER-TALES-A-TRIBUTE-TO-THOSE-WHO-SERVED-1969-2000-BY-JOHN-WILSEY.html Fighting talk from Ulster's frontline], MailOnline, 7 July 2011. | ||
| + | *Liam Clarke, [http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/freddie-scappaticci-was-our-most-valuable-spy-in-ira-during-the-troubles-british-army-chief-16147541.html Freddie Scappaticci was our most valuable spy in IRA during the Troubles: British Army chief], ''Belfast Telegraph'', 20 April 2012. | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:14, 26 December 2012
General Sir John Wilsey was General Officer Commanding Northern Ireland from 1990 to 1993.[1]
Asked in January 1993 about the Army's use of loyalist agent Brian Nelson, Wilsey said he was "certainly not ashamed of Nelson's role".[2]
External resources
- Philip Jacobson, Fighting talk from Ulster's frontline, MailOnline, 7 July 2011.
- Liam Clarke, Freddie Scappaticci was our most valuable spy in IRA during the Troubles: British Army chief, Belfast Telegraph, 20 April 2012.
Notes
- ↑ Roles of Prominent People Listed by Position Held, CAIN Web Service, University of Ulster, accessed 22 November 2009.
- ↑ Raymond Murray, State Violence: Northern Ireland 1969-1997, CAIN Web Service, accessed 22 November 1999.
