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01 December 1997

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Bloody Sunday 1972-1997. An Phoblacht/Republican News 30.1.97, pp9-16. Series of articles that examine old and new evidence on the events that became known as Bloody Sunday after soldiers of the British Army's Parachute shot dead 14 unarmed civilians in Derry in 1972..

Case by case Paul Mageean. Just News Vol. 12 no. 1 (January) 1997 pp6-7. Summary of developments following the arrest of Roisin McAliskey - who is five months pregnant - on charges arising out of an IRA attack on a British Army barracks in Germany. There is grave concern for the health of her and her baby but she has been refused bail on several occasions.

Secret powers Paul Donovan. Red Pepper No. 32 (January) 1997, pp22-23. Interview with former British Army psychological operations officer Colin Wallace who revealed British state disinformation operations that extended from northern Ireland to the Labour government during the 1970s. Wallace was "framed" and jailed on murder charges following his revelations and it took 16 years for him to clear his name.

The dirty war. Irish News 6-10.1.97. This is a five-part series, of varying quality, on the "dirty war" in northern Ireland. It includes a contribution by Colin Wallace.

UK plc v PIRA John Weeks et al. Police Vol. XXIX No. 5 (January) 1997 pp5-15. Four articles that welcome the "new spirit of cooperation" between the intelligence services and the police. They consist of interviews with "the "generals" waging Britain's secret war against the Provisional IRA". Among the generals are RUC Chief Constable Ronnie Flanagan Commander John Grieve of the Anti-Terrorist Branch (SO13) Special Branch Commander Barry Moss and an anonymous contribution from the new, user friendly, MI5.

Parliamentary debates

Northern Ireland Arms Decommissioning Bill Commons 9.12.96. cols

22-90 Northern Ireland Arms Decommissioning Bill Commons 16.1.97. cols

470-515 Northern Ireland Arms Decommissioning Bill Lords 30.1.97. cols

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