State Violence and Collusion Timeline 1970
Events related to state violence and collusion in Northern Ireland in 1970.
April
- 1 - Ulster Defence Regiment becomes operational.[1]
- 2 - Colin Wallace promoted to Information Officer at Headquarters Northern Ireland.[2]
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
- ↑ The Ulster Defence Regiment, Army.mod.uk, accessed 23 August 2010.
- ↑ Paul Foot, Who Framed Colin Wallace, Pan Books, 1989, p.426.
- ↑ Paul Foot, Who Framed Colin Wallace, Pan Books, 1989, p.426.
- ↑ Christopher Andrew, Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.618.
- ↑ Nigel West, Historical Dictionary of British Intelligence, Scarecrow Press, 2014, p.192.