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UDR - estimate of Catholics

01 January 1992

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British Army HQ at Lisburn has now admitted that its estimates of the numbers of Catholics and Southerners in the Royal Irish Rangers were wrong. When the UDR/Rangers merger was originally announced the Rangers were said to be 30% Catholic, but this figure is now put at 6%. "It seems the figure for Ballymena barracks got into our system as the overall regimental breakdown", an Army spokesman said.

Northern Ireland Office press release, 28.11.91; News Letter 29.10.91; Irish News 18.11.91.

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