UDR - estimate of Catholics (1)
01 January 1991
UDR - estimate of Catholics
artdoc February=1992
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.
Statewatch, Volume 2 no 1, January/February 1992