Information Liaison Department
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The Information Liaison Department was a part of the psychological operations activity of the British Army in Northern Ireland from around 1970.
A submission by counsel to the Bloody Sunday Inquiry described the role of INQ 1873 the designation given to a witness at the inquiry who gave evidence anonymously.[1] in psychological operations as follows:
- 2.1 Lieutenant Colonel INQ 1873 was sent to Northern Ireland in October 1970 in order to run the Information Liaison Department. He was an expert in psychological operations in combat situations [Day 242/7] and was responsible for psychological operations in Northern Ireland under the direction of the CLF [Day 242/52]. In or about September 1971 the Information Liaison Department was disbanded and replaced by the Information Policy Unit.
- 2.2 Colonel Tugwell arrived in Northern Ireland on 30 August 1971 to become head of the Information Policy Unit. INQ 1873 was appointed his deputy. Tugwell said that he was sent to Northern Ireland at short notice because, so General Carver told him, there was a crisis in confidence about Army public relations [Day 240/60]. [2]
Notes
- ↑ C1873 - Statement Of INQ 1873 (pdf) Bloody Sunday Inquiry, 24 March 2003.
- ↑ Bloody Sunday Inquiry CS2 - Closing Submission by Counsel to the Inquiry - Appendix - Military Information Activity in Northern Ireland, 23 November 2004.
