Humphrey Atkins, the Tories' Direct the North of Ireland is proving to be one of the rare amusing by-products of British presence in He was recently interviewed by World In Action on the assessment by General Glover that the IRA could Glover was author of the Army's pessimistic review of the North of Ireland situation leaked to the Provisionals.
The following, believe it or not, is an extract from the interview with Do you think the Provisionals can Because, em, I think that one, eh, can effective one's operation eh em I think one can beat them. Em I'm afraid it's gonna take a about General Glover's ..that they have the dedication and the sinews of war, to war for the forsecable future?
That, that, that, that, may be the, mean it's his, his, opinion. It doesn't mean to say you Would you say that General Glover has a good grasp of the mature of the conflict in Northern Ireland?
I'm sure he has. Otherwise the Ministry of Defence wouldn't have Would you regard him as an expert on he's a, he's a MajorGeneral, he's a very able soldier, and ah absolutely certainly he wouldn't have gone to that position if he hadn't been really efficient and able at his Would you say that the Provisionals are politically motivated!
No. I wouldn't. Because they've political motivation as we Would you say therefore that they are Well, to my way of thinking, yes. Do you think it's time the British thought about withdrawing?
eh, it depends on what by withdrawing. If you mean withdrawing troops , ther the troops will be withdrawn when the security situation allows; that is the whole intention. If you mean political which is the answer is no. If the population wish to remain a part of the United Kingdom as they do, then we will remain there. Of course we will politically. If a day ever comes, I don't know whether it - the majority of the population in the province say 'No', we want not to be part of the we want to go somewhere else, well that's quite a different matter. But that day hasn't come.
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