UUAC strike in Northern Ireland

Title

UUAC strike in Northern Ireland

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1977

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Duration

00:04:22

Description

Report by Ric Davies with statements from the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Roy Mason. On plans to mobilise security forces against the planned Ulster Unionist Action Council’s general strike in Northern Ireland, to improve security to overcome terrorism and hopes strike will not be too disruptive. Also reports on proposed talks between Mason and Ian Paisley, to try to postpone the strike action.

Contributors

Ian Paisley; Roy Mason; Ric Davies

Keywords

Internal politics; Strikes; Northern Ireland; Terrorism; UK; Peacebuilding; Security; Ulster Unionist Action Council

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