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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> | + | *'''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> |
| − | '''2''' - [[Colin Wallace]] promoted to Information Officer at [[Headquarters Northern Ireland]].<ref>Paul Foot, Who Framed Colin Wallace, Pan Books, 1989, p.426.</ref> | + | *'''2''' - [[Colin Wallace]] promoted to Information Officer at [[Headquarters Northern Ireland]].<ref>Paul Foot, Who Framed Colin Wallace, Pan Books, 1989, p.426.</ref> |
==June== | ==June== | ||
'''18''' - British General Election won by the Conservatives under [[Edward Heath]].<ref>Paul Foot, Who Framed Colin Wallace, Pan Books, 1989, p.426.</ref> | '''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== | ||
| + | *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> | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Latest revision as of 18:23, 21 March 2015
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.
