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| − | 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 | + | 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> |
==Affiliations== | ==Affiliations== | ||
*[[Control Risks]] - Former director | *[[Control Risks]] - Former director | ||
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| + | ==External resources== | ||
| + | *Barry McCaffrey, [http://www.thedetail.tv/issues/192/joe-mccann-story/declassified-documents-reveal-army-lobbied-attorney-general-not-to-prosecute-soldiers Declassified documents reveal army lobbied Attorney General not to prosecute soldiers], ''The Detail'', 15 April 2013. | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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| − | [[Category:Northern Ireland|King, Frank]] | + | [[Category:Northern Ireland|King, Frank]][[Category:State Violence and Collusion Project|King, Frank]] |
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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
External resources
- Barry McCaffrey, Declassified documents reveal army lobbied Attorney General not to prosecute soldiers, The Detail, 15 April 2013.
