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Northern Ireland: Increasing Violence
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Northern Ireland: Increasing Violence
Worries about summer of 1969
Marching season approached
Stormont feared collapse of already stressed security forces
Republic sent intelligence officer to NI
Loyalists resented 'concessions'
Republicans apprenhensive to protect Nationalists
Violence
July 1969 - Belfast riots
12 August - 'Apprentice Boys' parade riot
'Battle of the Bogside'
50 hours
Stopped by small number of GB troops
Provincial town disturbances continued
Jack Lynch feared situation; issued concerns and sent Irish troops and field hospitals to the border
Political reforms/agreements
'Downing Street Declaration' [Wilson, PM]
Nationalists 'every citizen of northern Ireland is entitled to the same equality... irrespective of views or religion'
Unionists 'Northern Ireland should not cease to be part of the UK without the consent of the people'
Introduction of 'one man, one vote'
End to gerrymandering
Lord Hunt policing committee
Disarm RUC, disband B-Specials and replace with UDR under army control
Investment grants
Job-creating schemes
One new housing authority [not several ones as present]
Nationalists were happy about reforms, more fair
Unionists saw reforms as 'concessions'
Violence on Shankill Road due to Hunt Report
Paramilitaries
1969 - IRA split (a.k.a. I Ran Away due to lack of protection)
Official IRA (OIRA) - aimed for Marxist Ireland and ceasefire in May 1972
Provisional IRA (IRA)
Destroy Stormont
Defend Catholics
Remove British 'Imperialism'
Civil Rights
UVF wanted to return to Unionist domination
Membership thrived due to annoyance at O'Neill and NICRA
September 1971 - UDA formed
30,000 members in year = too big to ban
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