State Violence and Collusion Timeline 1985

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Events related to state violence and collusion in Northern Ireland in 1985.

June

  • Undated June - Brian Nelson travelled to South Africa on an arms procurement mission.[1]

October

  • 25 - Nelson left Northern Ireland for another stint in Germany.[2] He remained an FRU agent, according to the Irish News.[3]

Notes

  1. Barry McCaffrey, At least 29 killings blamed on actions of double agent;The secrets that died with Brian Nelson THE DEATH OF BRITISH ARMY AGENT 6137, Irish News, 14 April 2003.
  2. Peter Taylor, Brits: The War Against the IRA, Bloomsbury, 2002, p.288.
  3. Barry McCaffrey, At least 29 killings blamed on actions of double agent;The secrets that died with Brian Nelson THE DEATH OF BRITISH ARMY AGENT 6137, Irish News, 14 April 2003.