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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 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== | ||
Revision as of 06:46, 25 September 2009
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
