One aspect of the report is the Army's preference for what policy the British government sbould pursue in the six counties. AP/RN comments:
options for the future:
(i) continued direct rule where 'government polle would be principally one of containment and the underlying problems would remain unsolved.
(il) direct rule elected upper tier of local government".
Stormont, "although this seems unlikely".
(iv) six county independence but the two communities interpret the objective differently". The report outlines a number of broad politica "modified by Introducing another "devolved government" that is a return to he Relatives in The London NI 2XP.
propto (They certainly do. The Loyalists — correctly as a way of retaining the Ascendancy, towards a United Ireland.)
the Brit presence.)
d'etre.
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DROP « CHARGES A demonstration demanding, Defend Free Speech marched through Cardiff last weekend to defend Pat Arrowsmith.
Pat was arrested twice during her campaign in the general election.
Banners from the local trades council, UTOM, Hands Off Ireland and the South Wales Irish Solidarity Campaign figured prominently.
Put is one of the growing number of frish solidarity activists who have been recentiy harassed by police all over the country.
A petition demanding the dropping of all charges aguinst Pat is being circulated as part of the defence activities.
Coples and further information can be obtalned by writing c/e PO Bos 50, - see it the few nationalists who support it incorrectly see it as a step (v) described in an unnecessarily complicated fashion. the fifth option is a united socialist Republic which i apparcotly not on the cards because of sectarian and nationalistic sentiment" (rather than the real reason -The report chooses option (l) as the only one which "offers any real prospect of political calm'. Even then it admits to no prospect in the mext five years of any political change which would remove PiRA's raison Drop the Charges'