Following the legal tangle a slightly edited / redacted copy of this report is now available. A reminder the author was a senior British Security Service officer and this is the RUC's version. There...
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Walker Report 1980: the interchange of intelligence
Following the legal tangle a slightly edited / redacted copy of this report is now available. A reminder the author was a senior British Security Service officer and this is the RUC's version. There...
RUC told to put intelligence before arrests, reveals secret MI5 report
One of the sources cited by Dr. Matchett is the "Walker Report", a document prepared in 1980-1981 by a then senior member of the British Security Service (MI5) and following a lengthy legal case a...
Two resources
Yesterday in the IISS Library I found two additional resources on the issues raised. They are both online if your library is a subscriber.
'Northern Ireland and minimum force: the refutation of a...
Infiltration works and death might happen
Thanks Azor for your response and I will try to answer each point:
To be fair I am not well versed on the political and diplomatic aspects of The Good Friday Agreement. Yes there was a stalemate,...
‘The neglected cure’ to the Irish insurgency: intelligence
I recently read a brilliant, new book (272 pgs) by a RUC / PSNI veteran of 'The Troubles': 'Secret Victory: The Intelligence War That Beat the IRA' by William Matchett and available...