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Events related to state violence and collusion in Northern Ireland in 1970
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Events related to state violence and collusion in Northern Ireland in 1970.
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==April==
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*'''1''' - [[Ulster Defence Regiment]] becomes operational.<ref>[http://www.army.mod.uk/infantry/regiments/5952.aspx The Ulster Defence Regiment], Army.mod.uk, accessed 23 August 2010.</ref>
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*'''2''' - [[Colin Wallace]] promoted to Information Officer at [[Headquarters Northern Ireland]].<ref>Paul Foot, Who Framed Colin Wallace, Pan Books, 1989, p.426.</ref>
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==June==
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'''18''' - British General Election won by the Conservatives under [[Edward Heath]].<ref>Paul Foot, Who Framed Colin Wallace, Pan Books, 1989, p.426.</ref>
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==July==
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*An [[MI5]] security liaison officer was appointed to Northern Ireland at some point during the month.<ref>Christopher Andrew, Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.618.</ref> This was probably [[David Eastwood]].<ref>Nigel West, ''Historical Dictionary of British Intelligence'', Scarecrow Press, 2014, p.192.</ref>
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==Notes==
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Latest revision as of 18:23, 21 March 2015

Events related to state violence and collusion in Northern Ireland in 1970.

April

June

18 - British General Election won by the Conservatives under Edward Heath.[3]

July

  • An MI5 security liaison officer was appointed to Northern Ireland at some point during the month.[4] This was probably David Eastwood.[5]

Notes

  1. The Ulster Defence Regiment, Army.mod.uk, accessed 23 August 2010.
  2. Paul Foot, Who Framed Colin Wallace, Pan Books, 1989, p.426.
  3. Paul Foot, Who Framed Colin Wallace, Pan Books, 1989, p.426.
  4. Christopher Andrew, Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.618.
  5. Nigel West, Historical Dictionary of British Intelligence, Scarecrow Press, 2014, p.192.