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Make 12August the biggest ever RUC boss to train British police

Socialist Challenge No. 107, 2 August 1979 · p. 12 of the scan · 564 words

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Reporting on Northern Ireland. Half Moon Photography Workshop Britain's police are to be trained by the retiring chief of the Royal Ulster Kenneth Chief Constable of the RUC, returning to Britain to take over the police Staff College at Bramshill, near London. officers are going 10 be taught tie This means that "lessons' Newman learned North of Ireland. Kramshal is where 'officer potential' from all over the Un are sent for turner trang.

Newman's appointment means. that he becomes one of six senior police chiefs who advise the Home Secreary on police matters.

Newman's contribution OUR financial situation has taken a !

summed *interrogation introduced intamous outskirts of Belfast.

in the also the "policing' of the North of Ireland can person up by word: "Castlereagh'. It was while Newman RUC that the techniques were RiC barraces on the Castlereagh, Since then the RUC has been branded by Amnesty International as a bunch of torturers. The RUC's own police surgeons have made the same for allegation. Even the British Government's sponsored Bennett Report was severely critical of Newman's cops.

In some countries such a record years. would lead to the sacking of the healthier state of our coffers is the EL responsible. But in Tory Britain Newman has been rewarded with promotion!

Northern Ireland Secretary Humphrey Atkins said that Newman's new job meant that 'his talents would be deployed in wider fields'.

This is not the first time the experience gained by British security forces in the North of Ireland has been applied in Britain. Riot shields 'crowd control', electronic surveillance of demonstrators, police 'snatch squads' have all been used in Britain in the last couple of All were first seen in Belfast and Derry.

and as social events Newman's appointment is made on the eve of the tenth anniversary of Britain sending troops onto the streets of the North of Ireland. His posting is a powerful reminder of the relevance of the Irish war to everyone in this country who may have 'dealings' with the British police in the future.

And into that category fall tens of thousands of hundreds and country's black people.

and The Irish war is coming home with La vengence. That is one reason why this commemorate the tenth anniversary of British troops entry into Ireland's Domestic: 6 months, £5; 12 months, 15.00 3.00 6.00 100.00 25.00 1.00 Name.. 5.00 2.60 Address. 100.00 30.00 50.00 5.00 5.00 10.00 £363.60 'Socialist Challenge'.

streets.

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Cheques, POs and Money Orders should be made payable to Complete and return to: Socialist Challenge, 328 Upper Street, London N1 Not by welcoming home 'war but. by insisting the immediate, unconditional withdrawal of British troops from Ireland.

protest is being backed by 15 MPs on the demand that Britain declares its to withdraw. The United Out Movement will be *trOODS out contingent, and Provisional Sinn Fein has said it will be part of All out 12 August!

Assemble: 2.30pm, Speakers Corner, London.

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The London demonstration on 12 August is a chance to io that. The

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