PREM 16/154: Defensive Brief D - Meeting between the Prime Minister and the Taoiseach, 5 April 1974 "Army Plain Clothes Patrols in Northern Ireland" " (PDF). The National Archives. London . Retrieved 15 April 2015. After spending time in Wales and Sierra Leon he asked to be posted to the north as a communications technician with a section of the unit known as ‘North Det’. In 1972 the operations of the MRF were brought under more centralised control and a higher standard of training achieved by establishing a Special Reconnaissance Unit (SRU) of 130 all ranks under direct command of HQNI. [4] Exclusive: British spies recruited paedo IRA chief: Spooks used pictures of Joe Cahill to 'turn him'

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It is believed that one of the main roles of the SRR is to support SAS/ SBS special operations by providing close target reconnaissance, surveillance and 'eyes-on' intelligence. The regiment employs state-of-the-art electronic surveillance gear to eavesdrop on their targets. In a frank admission the Church of Ireland minister says he regretted not having killed members of the IRA while a serving soldier. Details have been obtained from the MoD by lawyers for the families of two IRA men shot dead in a suspected SAS ambush 30 years ago. The documents also give details of any subsequent criminal or disciplinary action taken against the soldiers involved in the Doherty and Fleming killings.Rennie, James (2004). The Operators: On the Streets with Britain's Most Secret Service. Barnsley: Pen & Sword Military Classics. ISBN 9781844150991. Soldiers A and B appear to be mature experienced soldiers. They were both NCOs at the time and this case is concerned with the analysis of their actions and reactions and not with those of young inexperienced soldiers caught in an unexpected situation that perhaps might lead to impulsive action or disproportionate reaction. Indeed, Soldier A frankly said that he did not shoot the deceased in panic, but coolly and deliberately and with the intention of killing him. One trooper, identified only as Soldier H, is confirmed as having had a command position in seven other fatal shootings. His role will be closely examined, solicitor Fearghal Shiels said. However, an inquest defended the actions of the soldiers, with the eight members of the jury saying that "it would be natural for soldiers to believe three men were paramilitaries who posed a danger".

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TODAY marks the 25th anniversary of the deaths of three men gunned down in controversial circumstances by undercover British soldiers outside a bookmakers' in west Belfast. Former British Soldier and Church of Ireland minister Rev Andrew Rawding who recently resigned from his position as he believes the church is keeping those in the LGBT community â??oppressed and discriminated againstâ??. Picture by Mal McCann.

The papers confirm that three of those soldiers, including the man suspected of being Hayward, were involved in the Strabane operation. However, it is understood the coroner in charge of the inquest, Jim Kitson, has been made aware of the identity of the unit or units involved. And although 14 Int worked closely with Hereford, which provided troopers so the Det could launch and run its first selection and training courses, jealousy and inter-service rivalry (as is often the case) were never too far away. The former soldier, who uses the pseudonym Seán Hartnett, served with the British army’s secret Joint Communications Unit - Northern Ireland, being deployed to the north in 2001.