! s~~ct r rrn~;;·rfi.l. --~ ... ,p

~h"'t followine i'nctn rolo.ting to too rc:;._v'::':: of' he Civ1~ r~it:'l1te ~~t,rch throU~l Go\..n :; l '.n rln.:l OD:l3rveO. 'by nnd kr.o·, n to c::c. re nub::lit.tod 1'Q'r i:1!' on.~a tion.

r .. r::--.'_": _r:,; at ~ler~orplo.1 shortly ::r!'ter 9.0 a.TJ. on '(~;l:io ... a<lY t 1& .nd h(':i:. :.;.c.:. ~ tcl1:: trex'o ith :;istriot InnJ.co tor LiCr.:.,tt) J, I 1 t Oll

iiovr;. J .... c; . n" ;l::! I.o· it rond root the flp[;%"ouol it',,~ ~~rchors at Fello~ . ...hoy ,;crc n :. _' .... 0 .. 10:.11:/ f.i:~ll looking b:md - nbout. 6 01· 70 at l:'L¢Dt - ~ma Cm.u~~J .4 !"O,;?i;OtOl' Poetll told t::le that thare ,1 beon no soriouc trouble 0

'i... up ut th'~l.'o woro a few Euntin.~ :;jl.!Pl cr .... er.a r.i th '.0. oQ.l"ry1nr~ , •• ~c Jr.clcs (m.:z ~ore <:11' le3::3 1 nQ1n,~ :".0 ~<;:,· ... h. 1 turned to Glcngoroley ,_1J.~~"O whicl looked F rCoctly nor.,1:U .c1 ·.:·c~ thero 1'Jhen tho Qnl"chors "ant "":.roU,';i. ";h~re ~r:~t'e &till Q fc-a vociferoub ~'nioniot5 l'~alldn{~ nlOnt; th p;".t,·;rc;_ont tesid th'J i:nrchora but, otl cr than tha.t. no particular lOtio .... 01' thcm coins tlirOut;h Glcngorl::ley.

r.-:. :; _ .. 'ococd~a. on to 'I'ocpl!'ilp~tric" ulthout lot or h nc1ranco - h'l -; .. io . .: :;'" cle:;oni;. '~vi'n5 drori1od eu "'or:Qwrere 011 tho ay - tlI'riving th!J:'O ~ .... Jl."~ -;.::.4:; p.. . They turn;)d lcf't in 0 1;1 villa.:;£) "'00 ntoppcd fo%" lunc ••

~: ~;,J~ ~ :'.30 Fj .r~., as thore tins r.o .... :~:;. of thoir oo'J1ng on, 1 b.<.1 a i:ord .. _ th _~h=, ... .'l F;-IToll and. told hi!a th=.t t.. O:'''G \'.:-.~ n pOBGibilit.1 th.nt thero ':~'1t i.e 30::0 oppoo:.tion in l\l'ttritl (,f'.d th:'4t ti: !; ·.; ~;ner they got Ui.l:tQrr/~

:) '.; ~ttcr . I hnd been ir.ror~t)d thct the il'\tcntlon '.7n. 3 tl Dot tho oPl:o:Jition J L - ~:,;"~. ir. min", about 3.30 p.m. t.m:l r hOl){~\.· <:~u t tho Vm:'oher!l If.i)lt ~ ~ ~"oJ' ~~"t r.;'tH'{! of' t.lw. t time. 'Zt~i I:o':Jed off: i'ro .. ; ~e!!:l'lr:p. tX'ic~ about o ::: •..• , on~l J. then t;ent on () IIntrin 1{nJ. throueh i ~ out the: F sndal::.to;·; n .d , . ..., : ~~~ntC'd to nee u.s o;o:,c.ot loolltion of tho H':'c..:rninn i:u11 c.t ~.tc __ ::..::. ~ht...l' they ~ ero to 3!~ond thi) n.ieht . ! .. 't the top of .t,ntri~ .. to~v

r v •• ~ !:l'i~ce th:.)l~'" rna & Sir..ull p!.rty - r wo\.lld ti":,in.. 15 or 2; l)Cor,lo wi h . t:.::: .. '),; :. \l~ , atcnuin5 in g r,;:ccuo off tl-..a ; oud. :r::l.VlnS b~cn to t te :laD.. .~o ",,-"":''':0<1 b"'ok thJ~ouch ,~.ntrim a.nd tltoppcd e.t th,g top of tho iortn .li(;rl!J 1

.. -: :::' :;trict IMllf.loto ... C:i lGon. 'Xh:}r ~ .. erG tho. :!:orG p:1oplo oollt?ot C. th:..n - ~·O.~\J c::.d. r Y. c.s told thn t J'njor r'untins ~a3 t l' .... ro t whom 1 hc.d 110in ad 01.1

c. ':t '!'alkod t\.oro:ss the roac'l_ r.:;nd9 rvGo1f kr'O ... ·l1 to 1 iflj~ flt'fl t 1d hie I. '~ .... t '7 .. ;thor .J.rey o .'p"'Ov~d 0 ... it or not, the t!1.:lI'oh .,us II laelt1I;,nto one lith

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"r;.r:q .lld r.o ri(-;nt to inl<lrl'ore ana th ... t I trusteel th<:'l.t hey viould no ~ ~.~ cpt to do 50. _' ~jOl:" hint! nZ add the. t tl".ey \rare th · ro to !',;Co trt!lt the • ::co ... au pre $~rved an to hol!) -:ho .!. olico. ·~OW'OVOT. (101:'£ ot." ti:o peapl.: ~ ::.t'\ .~'.!'l Gttlrtod Oil0Utinc at J:lO thr,t tt:ey h:;d no right to '00 DtTchi ,~ .r ... t «:: c • .:.1 tho t th~y t<ould not DO allotted 0 :~orch throush l.nt.ritl cr.d I TO post,,"

: ... t ::: l:ad 1).t'OvioU3ly Gaia. and left them AD obviouDly fiirthcr dieou~oion ,3-

.::::-vin.;; :-.0 purposo.

1 ttJon \'10n on out tho ro...c1 ~nd It·~t tlw hc&d of tho l't"occs"ion at _::!:.ru:oJ,'~ . .., n::ol:.a 0 Ho~d Ccn::.ta.ble ?lemin) ho t:""o in t.o lc~dlng 1:.>.11' .0 'crt old·iz:. that 'thero eicht be ob3truction [' tr.a ; rldc:a in ;'\ntr::'e And ·b:..~ the

plcn would be to try und, Get the ::'nrchor throuGh in tho .i.r.'r;;r:difA ta wn~:o c!" ti;u .cndrov.!ro. TIe QU,..'CG::.;t!d oallinG up til\; ri)nr lendrovor to t}~ front .... 3 t;~ll, '::,0 that tb~ c,;,/uvoy mH) .hea.dod by two lane.rovcr: und 1 O'Gcd to tb::'.a. 'i.'bro w:- 3 t'lre~d'y au t:.e. anca tonder lor:a o~ j ol1co, t'(1 h Hoad :on!, ablo ','l(/~!l:;t):) in oj-. .. ~l"cn, et the h~ .. d of . n-;,r;,', t01:n, ~1hoso inatrucHonn Y.1""': 0

l2i:,,:",ount •• if n~~d i;~, ~ tr-.; to k.t p a ~)::a.:l~a!; ~ open "for th . 'Droh rs.

, mHl .~l.ld.n.:~ bcsi(~o tho loa-din"" :,~nlJrovnr nnc1 e.3 we rouruled. tho ben:1 j'~.;" ... ~h(.lI'"~ of' :l.t: :t'icle;o a w" atrung c.orO.tl5 tho roa at the i:l'it~gc, y,'

li:'l/J~ ot l~ooplc, .. :::) lir..~;:Jd, "b?ut 3 Or' It- lln'}D d~)cp. ! :ll;$,rol:,ohod t~1er;1 i~;:;';f~d.ic.tol~l 1 ron of ho l:l.ndrov t' and. called on t!'ltl to ~1~;.crs

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It,t 'U::o r.;.t:ro! "m-ous;h . :,'yr..:.nlr 1.41' ... 1 tl'-.o 1 c.adin,!; lcnQrovc_ cot .mrt·· ally ti.rougil :l'-.d ' h~:: tho cro .. w. 01000«1 in oround us and ro.t."c;r(/Jed 'beh:111 tho If..nGrovl::r tl.r.d ttl} 3 r.rel t.row;a, to a 1 t.lt with th.) t:k~rohcra ard the vrd,oniutc con;'rOI ti~ C "(.~C~t oth,:2.' ar:d 'the polio\) in i:.c:twoen. To h~;"'0 t:.aJo f'..ir lor ?l'o!:ro.:;tl t;culd h~ .... , r.";}<;',nt ro Ot' to b::. ton~ '11hicb co' aa oru.y hnve led to runr.il~, i'11:h 3 r.r-l}u,~h tl~ c'rcatn oj' ;n~r.!.:a 4lri(.1 in r:y Vi01 :ould h"vn t1.C(~B.G.. (.ii·:·'icw.t

:~5' .. t .. !'>tion, C1. ~ o;.>rt:rl.uly 'the result!> o:f it, eve. .or~e . ~\ho '··olico J

r ... l~.i·'l:l.! (.uic)-ly, got' both :.dda3 Q ~"'fioicntl.f to one ci:1o of t!';.') ;-0". 0

or:~.'bl" tr~,:,".4'io to 1\ 'op r.;ovin~ tll'l th.m e lot ~ (;riod. of' co ;ipl·,tc nt=:ilp m;-.te fQll...,:'u. ~:h~ :ll"oh~r.:J· attitudo .. , 0 th ... t it ;'ill:,) 0:..:1' Job to p'; . .'t t.~ , t.'JroU{; "nJ 1'.0 c.tt! tt.do o. t 0 Ot.!lC .. ~ £lido 'hilS rieid det':~rmin."tion th~t. they would no [;':1: hrou.";il. ~L'l'cra ","n3, in fact, Il:J :;i:;n of' atly \:ollFon~ on either side end thfJ

'onl':i 1'0:.·... Ctl:<,i,Oj'0 ~7nr. lJ'03sur'O by ,F..l.ti line- ~hcrc ~:nll a £\.": ~octicn at en9 '-It.::.:", ,;; ~ t th:J Fr.rchcl's ts.hould ~l their bMMXOtJ and ... C1 c.l.lo ... cd to proceed ... ou,:h: ntl"im in t~oo and thNOD bu ~t}I"OC'~)ont on thi:s ccu not 1;0 r achod •

. t ';;u$ about thin ti::Jo thllt I t'Oooivca. a. ~-O:iHJnee to tole :hon, 'ou \ihioh ! d:r.l. :"r:t r:;lir.z yo of t rO;.}ition, c.nd yeu oonfirrJ::ld "",:I vicw tl Got o!"c;, t.,~o'.i!.C: co" to UHOC !n ~n. no t. toc:pt to f,-'C't t ie :< rcn.::u,",g throuet.. J al<;o rnL.cd _0 '1t:::..~ ion '..1i h you of.' u~in5 ! ol :1oo l.rnnz;~o"t to t !.1:.e U:..o ~ CZ"C or3 eroun' I !,;~" ' ,li. to t :o.;.r :1:111 .c.nd YO:J ~aid tlut you did. not thirJ~ hnt t mt f/Ould bo c1..l!;i:-a.ble ~t th~t ~~£~h On rQturnir~ to -t.'1o 11'Jnd of he t.o:-;n :r found the 3i",~::t':on r..u.Jh GIJ it ).C!d boen fQro, ap~rt f:,oo tho !\ft. t at tho Ol:Grcnor

100 x 'the trn:: flo b.l o1·t tinr; on tht:. rend. i)or."Ovor, t y r .... ~ .. ' . 1 to 0 1<) tddo nzo.i 1 thout ltuol d.1.rfioul ty.

I ,Lon l:::.tc received El rnt:sDC\[;1l to tolornorn you Renin {~t'.d r.hon 1 (:id "'m ~:)ld ,:w thnt thor O':oi.!ld i. no objeotion '0 uoine pol::'co i..r~n!)por

" .... :.~ ... '\';33 tl; Qr::q C4cans of' r ~olvint; tho eitu"'tion - :m..1 co:'-;:l!~= th3

,'j to th~ir Jall . U ., to thGt period. tho most 'Pro~innn 'lC..! "33 on tt:a

i,;.~lc'~l,·i. nido \toro l~aJor .~unting, t~.o toverond }::rovm,. and a ~n c:Dled Ceoil ?'~ .... l,:"'1e::." $. rer., Cracohill. Ibwown' th<;;l.1, in ;f'llot , BC'Qr4ed inoGpt.l.blo of' ext:! cising ~,"c::;.1-. '" :'ru.'lu ~c on OOt.o 0" their .follcnrer "h1ch naa mtQ (;' tr.n diffioult:lllts .

~,n • <:",,,' .~-n.tn,~ to the heet'! of '110 '.~Iown, I c.llr~ctcd &t tr-a l!Vf>.i .... ablo ~ :ie . • 0 :.~ !'c;'::Q'<'cd t'\ Cl })oci tiou on the i 'ucl~oj.'"e :;100 of !r~t:,ir.) l.rd tclr.l t. 0 . :..::;.,~ ~ · ... 0 :'0ti in tht.t diJ:".ction o.a f1e intc.md;!d to tc!~a he~ rou.r.:l 'to tho P~.J..~ _ • "_iJ) c.l't:-.. :lome are~''';i(mt, t1-,,~y neroed to nod ther~ ~Q.1l a <.1iH'icult :: ·.r:1.oJ. <l:':""::'.,~ ... ::ch tr..o :'olicCt oni.! nvourcd to hold the Ur: •. oni.:;t!l en tr.o :..::.:· ... C.J } t:.!' ~ .L.O'J~:: cf'tor tho ~rohal.'!l r\Jtirinr, to tr.o trD.rusr..oI'~. .'·t this 1St Co .. - ... : .. :,..:\;-~.;l un;) in evieor.co, not in 0. con·l.~tion to bo of cu.cl he'll' , nnd.. :;~ '.jtiI:~~ th. t •• :0 l) :ould tranport tho r; rtrono1'"u C.'1CJ . Ptuoi."lf, tL:1G l',,:r1od the

.:, t:: \-:'Oro very uUJ:)J=·1ciou~ :ac" \t 7tLAt \'t"'.lQ GOir.r, on .. n1 !:}v:;;~ 01' thee , .-____ ,l"::>.t.;' '.-o';';n tL~ rond to a ,I!lac WlwI it tt ... :) intcn.1od to _0::<1 the j f.:,:C!: }:t'o ~'1 0 tho UlrJbr . ~rnf";fio wao still ~vinc and ou::'(1 n':.::! D. {TOU1' 0 1';;; .• O:::::'ct::-. 0 o··l:~d. a roll11 onr (;nd or~ of t!10l;l ru his J:'loot t lrouSh t tJ

b.:c11:L:,ht. '.:'1'. Jr.o.ll COnC~'T;'l'3a was proi:',,Pt~ eet.r.1n::d bY' trio or tm-ee polic end 11i:3 ru..':c :mu. cc1~~o,)o tal'en ~rd tl'>.o en:', wi pol1co as:lit..t nes, go ",urn •• c1. f'ou..'1d. n d h<) dod bnc}: to'I"rd .:l.lo~ore .

t ',is ota..j. ~ (1 tlnn who eavo ~o hi:l nr.m, , s UOr~tl=uo, Ctro.W\1~y Viow. I...::h. ~G doinS a lot o( talld. .. 'l[: whioh m"c 'Cih] I t>"Ot 10 rtrulC .

-: co' ld no ur.c(;)~-z"truld wi:y th:1:J !Mll"biou.a.:ll" cr.r in (l. lir.il h:.(l been s1n£;l.: .,':1 It.tO'l' thOot ni!.:n . ..1chnol >"~rr 11 told t;O th ... t hio ;:'l'O"n in the

c ·''Vc.~t\.t!'llly tl:o 1, arohars "'/arc lo::de<l ., nto t. "()~ tor..derll G..'1~ el'iven 01 ... ::.t 7 \t' cloo .. ; . '.1. oy \'(~ro tr.koll rOWl"'l to hi :.ohill vie .c~l .... fJIJ c.nd I

".. ..: . tb:t 00::1:0 of' the Enionict cl,:lont tho' t t tho:~ they h~d .e'~ ~l '') ba.ok to . ~- ...... _-:; O!.1t to e;! .~ r ... vory ~U01')ic1oua ree::.l"dinS what mlO going on.

t;~c. ~-;;Jnt to ':ntriz:l "alico ~tr,t.ion C:!·~: discu~ '1d nith t .. ~o • 1~tr ct !n~!> cto* 0 Inn~ .fo. tht.t r.ir;h aril t,.';3 r.o;~t ... ornini.>. Coun J }:;'O,j..eotor t ~.!crt; ';c.z cl~o here end t ' 0,1. thinZ t bo· n ir. lnt.ru, uU!'ine r::chof thio

i.l.~e :t -;;;:;. i.hem dC\liC d tbat h :d I em "!'su:io . lncpccto!' : il~on .:::::.ou1~ CO to the Tl'all .o.n:..l try Q ul e.ioo~ma ~it i,~GlS:;rs. r rrgll II rl ~.oylo ',;::J!:" llc ::; :(or tho llO)' d".y. ':"0 l"T1'I(~d ut at 1 i~ II ~,bl.Ju.t. D.ly 5 p . .. u

en:: ;0 d ui ... ou;uc.l.ons in Q: 'i' nd~.r .,ith .'rovin ':Jo.,Yle ana ~:'icr.. .. 'lol ·~lu'I·oll.

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tl~~~O .it cleAr 0 t~~e!1l tl "it l:."" HLOU~~h that the O!!1'JlO o •. ti.'u tlon '170uld ariso ! . ""nc:~ !\to.:n ... ~ h~,("1 ~rir.cn i ,Arrtri!.'1, nnd that tht':ro t,er~ b- 0 1'o[;:::ib10 ocurO::'1C oren to the!li: - (1) to oall tllG' 1-'tlrch of!'; (2) t u ... · t .oir trc •• '1,oport to tc.k"l tho;;:) rou:1I'l to '. oor;;a trice:!. via $J.3.t:;ht r':'iq;a; (3) to p::'cca~d on thoj~ pr-oposoo routa . Ht,). ine l:nd a !'Qil"'ly 10n.::;t.v dieou&do. \:'::.ih t::co th •• y tllen :l;"Qtir¢d to tJ:o Hell to' MVO th:lir Um.Ul. t::.t:otinC · 11 t tho oth<.;r t.:.G.rchcrz.

~ urine thi!l porie" th')t'U had beon f Ql.~ 001-0 coniCf; ::-,~1d r;o!.r.e up and down 'ie.') :ooe. ·ha t'.o"Uld l;¢ .;.euel and erOU}'13 of 'f.Copl~ hrd ~tf,rto~:' to coll,.ot on t:o~. oic!c:l 01"' the }!,.ll a ~1 it booar.D obvioua that ,,"ord h~.·'l '~ot ro' nl ti:.r,t tIM 1:""::\roh<:!rn were at t!:o Hnll erA. th t tM Vnioniot ~l~.:r..~c.'t aro bent Oh ocntlnuinv () h.lra!ls tii~;n. A reF-crt nus alzo rocc:lv",t!, {"ro"", ... n ri t t ~is eben t..'1",t A ait~oblo croup n£id Bone t o f;~r. t:info 'elt s lOUGa to rcr.()nst~to ~ith 1 i:;,.

'iJ the .. 01100 at tho illlll h~d bcon on duty 21.1 d.:.::!,. 1 tron wont int.l :n::~nl~to':.n "ud tolophor.od n~r.d·lUl':rtc"'3 opca~in > to Di;;;tl iet InOl)£~otor ~.' i.on. 1 in!'or..:od him of tho &i tu! tion ~11d told .hiTJ 1,h"t 1 ,'QuId W:4nt lUore (len to leo..! ar ~ ... th~ r.tlll dU1"in~; the niGht . I .dtfJd tAt ~:Garlt.l~tc· .. n until h·1 telu;hone' I.lJG b~ck to 1:;,311 ... ~ thllt Fenorv0 ;'oroo T'urty V.Co3 on 1-::3 v,.o;J F!!"'.:l a fl.lI't 1cr ~ rty 01' Polioo f'~om ho City would follo'.1. I , .... nt back to th:J Hnll ,r:d 'H\,G in'''~'2:!od \o(l1 t the') ~ "rchero had d1Joided to )r'ooced. throue r 0.11. ~~l~to~m tt:(;l no):t ti\)l:'nine. D",spita the l>~ot thr.t :'olic luid :ltoPJ3d :;:!£. <.1ivortod trw'f';!" o,t JunotionG on acc} ~i~c of tb. '11211. qt.: ~ ta a loreo crou:-. of poople \';,'! rQ on t () roc.d in tr.e vicini.t-J 01' ... ;:ry .:t.ll, ome of tholU ,,?:th drin!-~ 'tit ~cn Clr.J 50CC 01' tLc:l or-or1o 17ho had u-:?tm:1 .!n-;.rJf.l in tho d'ter-nco. rittl"'ict 1:l~?0ctOI :il:;.on u ,d n.yaol!' did 01; ont to p"..!r~\.Ul(1 t2 c ... to bro,·~; to end ff) hom'.:? 'but they '7 ... r" in nn 6: .. ';~{,\,Tt>rd ar.d 0 atirwte r.ood

r.!l ·'.or\) tD.~o '. ~~':J ~unpici()u.3 that aot.il ;:Ioll.'Tcpt1tiou!l co '0 ~~ t'Oin[; planned . J:;.1:'"' nok.::d:- l":~ tJc,.rch' TG wou1~t lC:lw the }",,11 dl.:rinl; tho r:10~v and I 3ai(1 • :.it t;.eJ ·;;o ... .l.cl not bu t ~oir a.tt1tudo ",as tht; ':'~cJ hc.d. beon ':'.')oled. 1

;.~trJ .. '"1 - !! . . :'c,:}t1y ",1 ra bra. b{)on ~ot:O ttl!}: -:.t ',,:;~ ~~c.rohcro h~,Q boon t ."Ir.en b.:lCi.. to " _> ,_ .'.;; :f' .. ~o.1t !In r:L't - ~nd tl-.ol ';'; ro root flo.'i.n,; to btl fool d ct:a-n. S'.n<llly ... 1:'."" ~ r::.o:t I donlt :c..z..or., but r;ho know rea c.n' fin3 :i.n .~ntt'': o~r 1or, cC:;:c.i ii' ! ~,"Ould gi (} nn unC(1l'tak" Dr.': t. ~.t t 113 Ii:.u-chors woull no't lEJtlvo tl' a ;dl d\:J'in::; t lO ni .... ht . 1 told ttl;., thct the Police had ~o plan to r.ove tf~~

l'rc:: tr,c Hv.ll and. aftor a lot 0 " ~rgux;;ont .. ha p('rn 'Rued t }:o croup 0 a.cccpt th:l .. ~n.i er e ':llly tb~.1 drifted nay. ... t. n the "8m::orva :Fo!'~c rc.rty to;: c;·.~i"t·~d " .. ::! .;.:';-:n given thcil" inatruot:toIW by Pilltriet If' !l~\r,)o'tor ilaon .uti ~o .. ~. 1-0t 41-;: ... : to ,,'ntrlm f,tntioll to sntl.o.ty my'o(..lf' ho..t tl1~ro l~·or ;:0 fu:·t!".~r

c~~.:'"'21c.: ...... 0 • .'J tl~er", .o b:U:l there, tLo ~(1:~utJ Inspcc"cr t:-cno!'nl t ·lo~,l-.Ol:~d, .. i . t:hr.t .tl".a !litu."1tion wna en tr ... ·rt I i'ei':.l"sd ttll t ther trO '.(1 uC

t. ~ _ld.-up of' tilO weOl' 'i('C'1 o.tion" th4t nax 0;)' nt ,anecl to~·":'l. 1 :l.Uege f.~ "<1 • .... _~:t con lr~fJrr.tion should be eivrm to 1].. bon on the 00. il1u...'\.""iOO of the) t~ .. "' ''h , n, 1,: ~!i;;:ct!!;:;ad \,,'i th him ~ho possibili tiClQ of' divnrtlnz tho \.I.XOiJorll rour.d r :,n'~lo.t'J;."1 .. .0 ':.'oome. ! t..'1on loft Antrim ~bO\lt l2.25 a.m. 01'.1'3. Lii~ply £;1\"03 t .. _~ ti: .... ::; c.n icat ... on or the periQd d1..a:'ina whiaI tl:oce ·vonto 1.ook place .

:;lZ·_"i.~ tho c:.'!~ll hour!) of tho r.!Ol'l11nS ! l"9ceiv.(1 tl. toln:;hor'.a oall :1·00 ~ :';P':-·;'l _1 sp"ctor G01'le:rfll inf'oro1ne t:e th.~t there would b: no ban and thCl.

~~':. dJi"icr.c.: ros.'rv force platoon '.~oul{t rO!JOrt to .:' .. l'W in \-no lLorninc.

Gn 7 •• ~'. "J :l,ornin,;.) 1 ~.ont to J.r.trim vl ;:\G.n;~nl~tom17 6oint~ th 'ou::;h f:f:.~ "cl~"t .. ,~t; 8.0 n.r.l. Th~ro ~r 'to en a CO I.Oar,10 I$ati'el"'od. i tno

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",,.:::'chdt.j ,}:' .t.,_ !.:rl.i!t;a t'.11d ! '\J ~nt Ol'1 to ."n1'...r~o a 1 i'in&lic~;d with fbtric . :rn;.\.· c ~.r.d 'Z.!ctrict Ir..D, ~otor ':113011 out.' plc2i ot' action C.l d. tho u:a c • t .. ~ ~'~wwt::;;;n:l Q:vdloulo to us. ~L'ha ba.Dic pltin \'i'i\S f'.ct only to w'P tl~e 1. .• 0 ;.u::-t.:'..:;J ~Ol)""l~lt.o but out Qt.' si ()l or ,noh • her. This t:n~, in fect.

C:l ';;~'::u. d ... o~Ghout tl J:Crninc. en returnin via the: aln r 0:\<1 to th3 _. "i ~ .il nt ·:::.::dnloto.";n, I fOUll" t. Co t t' Ulliol~i~t erc7.d he." 5' .. :,,11"u to !!..>-:.. ...

. 7~ 'I b~.t '1C~ boins ccntr.~ ned by the Police pnrt;:r in s - h n \10:/ th:tt tr:;.· ic :c~?t 00 .. :0 0: ho Union1et olo;:on" preeo ~t ('!.id; in "~ct, eo q~Ai 0 u..;cf· 1 .or~ in l'-..::lpin~ .. to t:.ohicve this. ·r.'t~o'i1ii'K'~ t in thio tet .orin..:;

,:.ntin..> - Glt::lrn~:tivoly ud~1re3$in5 tlv:! crol.':d thro';':;"l n lou:! r ... .,ll~ .. t 1':'L1~~ 'Clelil too thoy t:.'<:re a y. CC(l 'tll ilc;:;-o 1ot.re.tion tht;~ro "to $ o~1 .. t. wt:

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- ~. -:ho.-tJ.:; nf'tor 9.Q n.:;; •• 1 reco1·,ed t:c!.oceo thc.t he .. :,.rc. J):,~ h;:.-~ t:o···.'d

01· ... , o.:1d - tA~:1t A t.;.G5!l.ca back tt~t t!:e.:, TZ:Jro on La c.ccount to tC (wOI'.''}l (~C~ill to ~i~ .. 'l:!.n. 1;:;h of "'r.JJ t'.~.il'l rOSod . :.p'.rt fron inCi~ l.dUP.lD .~ '.: .. ha ;:!.r.JiiL;;3 tT'Jin:~ 'to irfil:'l:-.:rtc' u~ the u_~e l'O~J to find out wh('.t \:'<l& hapl".()I i • > ll.!:d to.'li;:.t~ i.e)

",0 di::.~ou:-.. :cc\" , that .r.:) tho ro:)ition fer \.hnt G~C~ d t\ vCjry lOl'4"; t~.'l . ! thi '; i-I; j,,~tc-: l1~vo C l'i'; l1 nb.:> -t 10.0 a.~ . th..'\t Dil:tt lot Jn~!? 'ctor }h cd ":-"l;cr.rad C.OI'7I1 the ai do t·o~d ·"ith ~Il -roll o.n,) Tio.llo l':h~ h~,d n~!.~d to t>.')o ':.0. ':.'ho,y 't'lnnt d. .;.:) ::now if \7" ... ·~ra coin~ "'0 do our dt.!"t.$ nr..d put tl~C:l tl-.. ~uch n1"il.:r .;. :.ld whee. t.l...t "U •• ·.:r oo~c ::r.;C the sitUlltion for ti-:;)maolv OJ ,,'ll'.t it' t'.c;:r n . to::';, .. ,;r. to-co tl:rolJc:h thero .0 ud be violcmoo .nnd. th~t, ns ftlr 0& J '''ac oonct" ~"r.0dll t..~ro COil d be .0 'l'C::>~iou of- their atto~ptin3 to march t .. U'O .:' r:~r .. da" .::.to;'t:l ar..d ... hc.'C ".:.La ;;COUJr thoy eot into tr.. ir vehiolms alid '010. t ro? nd 0:1 :::laEht 'to !- c:::ubriuzo '7i.;h a rolioo ol:3cort, tho bet.tor for llll concernc' . ?u.0:J t 4!.!n retired. to tlicou .. oJ .i.s ~ttor with ·t1l.oir f llowrcho · •

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o A long tCl':.ne> period of ~ ai tirl~ then cr.r;u ( "Ii tl tho Ul'lioniot olc:ncnt getting T.Oro rc::>tivc ~w ti~ 'ticnt on. l, .dr.:; th:J.o ,cried rl~jor :untin:J hir::colf a tempted to m~lk u, i n1!o tho sido road b·t 1 O~ODl'od hi!".'! und, \:h:Hot obviC'usl;t er.noyca, ho rctr~ccd .i > ot po . 1 thi '- too it t'ln~~ nhortly an r ll. n ~ . l'~. tin .. J reoeived t:.Z::OfJ~3e0 that tho t:~rchor"' ~ I3d started to '~'oo:::obr1d60 in their c~'r~, !:oin~ vin ~nr:S~ , . hie, I rcltlid "'0 no one 0..0 thc.t t~~e,:i Might (r t ~3 I~od n !itort ns ,pocaiblo After c peri "'d of porhnpn 15 or 20 ;:'IinutCIJ ~IOrd .0..1 cVidc tly bot roun1 tLr.t co ~cth'in~ hed hap),' ned t'!r.d the tinioniot olc:.1o~'lt t1w:dcnly sur/ftcd t~) ut tho ,o11c~ .r:cking for the t::idc- ro.d. In tho

I for ,,;~>tm 1 c this rue~! \;~n ~:ajor nuntif'<& and, to y l:.3t.on1nh:1ont, ~:r. l,i ford Ar.' bie Hife. 'i'ha polioa h~t1 to i17.11 bock n. ,f ~; yarde to .:hc ..... tho raGa cot n~r:ro";:cr £ltld then held (t lino. ~ horo uua n ccrtdn nmot.:r.'t of t1c1.l.f'line nnd ohoutin:; but then tho erot-rd,

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rc .. l':'~in ~ tbnt tho t:!o.l~oho:rll he.d ~ono, bOCiin to ticpo!'l4c end to :rrd:e or their c. ~ rmd '1. t "cc:::ct] highly IJrob' bly to Cp on. to 'fooffiobrid,:Jo .

I did nar :::;or.~ tb.lk that B few of tho Unionist olor1:cnt WC1~C cc.rr.1ir. ~ t otm but I did not (leo thin ~:ll.Iolf and cGl'talnl.:! nona w ro uocd

oguin t tho polico.

I th l. '(mt to l1c.ndlllotoun polioa at3t i on end reportod on the £#1 tWliion to C. l . }';ChCl"S at 1 o:Wq,llartern ..

I -:ent on to ·toomcbrid~o v1n tho J:nin. ito:ld cr.d fotmd that thcl'o t;oro <'.i~i tc a. lot of pconlo 8~ herod in tho t'iDin nt:l. ... (}Qt of t.o vil,lt!80 but th"y \lCrO kce;infj to tho aidan of 1.1 0 rood end t,ore pcnc.j~blQ and orderly . I \ .. c.u told "~!Hlt tho;r t-1cro all Civil ~i<.;htu cUi>portors ~nd llLon.',"ct thor,l vIne l:r. Ktsvin tx{,Uml , ~;olic1 tOl'~ of .c({hcr'.l. I ftent O~ to thr: ;'rid[;c to nco if tbe e 110.0 nn;{ 6i01 of the U licn1st C10i nt e:rt!:lO:riT"~; -". ere, uheZ7e ! SUn D. l . Forde nnd (1 Jl:ll'ty () vol1CG h» told r:~::: t::"''lt cou: Cal' lO;:(~G ha.d colas over lll1d .' to.,; iOC: but that thoy h:l.d ;)''''.:-! 'tho.::: on. .lJ. i . l:il~ Qn ~Q!6 t;1 tt tho ,olico ooecrt 'ri th tho Z;:arc!lC"') cn1 , foadn.:~ yet another confront a ion on tho j~ridge nt :":"O':i .. \. 7 1 :;l,l told him CQ.l'l1 ~r thllt t ,1 hen t u conw:q cntcrc"i. "'00 0

':':00:::' .~o ;;dl.i!~cnn TOed,. thoy should turn ri'~ht in t! oir vol1iclc~ U1 proceed ~Cro03 tho B~id:~o l"ather thn urr,i ~jp' Ie t and c1:Jc .... !';ar'-itit: outcide 1'0)::0 on tho 1 andolatoun ci 0 and ~Oirch:inB ': rOi.!..:!1 tho VilloBOe

(b rc-turning to ti:W contra of tho vill11!!O f:rom tl 0 Brielc D. I . lbod infol"iI'.cd u.a t nt D. I . i·i:i.lt~n had told airl t~~t tho fillll"Chcl'S

.. ;cr~ dotcrmin d to turn to~ ordG ~andulcrto\'jn end ~h throuGh .at 'vi -lngo and .0 , in tho lie t of ~hnt 1 hnd oeen of thQ poo1tlon in _nd around tho villn '0, I doo1dod thnt t c~o ~~s no point i n ~oY-'ng ~r i~~~ or th19.

r~'~a convoy nrrivc·J in the v11l:l.!!o about 12. 30 p. m .. nr:d turnod 10 ... ~d I .. ,nn dllnclin,J in t; 0 middlo of tho jurlCtion no thoy PnEl'H~d . Follo~;iq; h:::cd1t~tcly hehir,tl tho lnnt polico GDCort vehiclo I flau rnjol~ :':u. tine in hia o:-r ;1 ttl a nwr.bcr 0 .. 0 hc:c' r.:on and c lina of ouro bohind . tl <.:m. l~ a'ttcr.:ptcd to turn l~rt but I otood 1n front of hie ecr tm DiCPnl1e:d 1 it:; to l;O l."1g!:lt . Ho ntop;,od, l/:lllDcd t COotle 'latod a!"~' thcn ,·tar1;ed to',' ::'~7ine risht tl1la 1 w~o n that rr..omcnt t.1'lut c:>~"'O!: ~ in tba Cl'O 'd t:.m."lod n bric:: or no~o cue!'! objoct nt thin Gal"

.. :'1o!. l!it it bout the r.C';:ll"zido hnndbn:;.). to ctopl)ad tho cnr end .... pyc:~,l·cd to bo ... b~lut to ~~t out :hon nonrby l';lOl1CO huntl~l hi;; on C!~ tho rent 0 tho 11 .. 0 ot CaX'o follmlcc. I~ ~O 0 .. thl'o Cormtnblcn "",iz .d tl ... !:,3n t..no had throim tho bric: :.:.\1 ocdo~vourad to tal-::O hi'!;) • 0 n t:'nr:.::cd tande. o.ly a. tatter of Y~1. ' ::;.r;:~'t . 1=.t.:Cl'C ... ·QO t~on a :.,trt'lJS1o bet :COll t!lO' c:I .. ~ad nn. tho police, tho crowd cler.i~ndi .g the ,:,·clc,.~.a of the r:.." ... "1. '~t thin I,oint :,:r • . ~r.C'.l C?)r"1:c~cd :':0 em c iii \:Uc.'t it th~ l.!'~ 'e: rolc~l-;cd C) 'Would unuerta~:o t~ nt thorQ ,"ould b no t:orc trou le. n;; that tir.::.'O thl 1'(:1.1 \ 0 t :.:~( ttro'im the brick '"an juct to' tore 0 .. tho tender still tz ru,'1 :11t3 nr:d t~ 0 oth r t:c I Q hc.d Q ;tc-o~ 0 to ;-0:-;0\40 b.1Q vero 1nnida tho tender. Atter

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l\ftor r.:atio_yin~ ii ,y~.)lf thtl.t the nrur.c:J c.nd a'ldre~lJcn of <111 throo 1 ':1 b em o!.ltr.ino:l, I ordared tha relcn. \) of tho t:1TOO ... 011 tolna t e 01 tuc.tL;:t\ vcry u::'ctl,;; ~uictCf O~:,. .li.~l.'tl:; a.ftcr this tho procC':;OiO!l C i:'C t r "u':;;'1 tho vil1o..,(. -~.;J ;.~ '\'100 a tl oh p.ore ""ormil1nbl0 lOv~:in; c.ftair, \'iHn tho 10ce1.1 cl 'W ''; .)oiCi 'c:; in, t nn t.1C ,Pllthotic ctr(.(j:;lo tuo.t 1 Co ... "on thrOt"t.; Clc.....;vr~ 10,7 tho .:--.ol'oil'i.(; before. ! . 'a3 bo~ 0:,;)0., ite t:~o .. ,0 lieo 1Jt: tim: 0.0 i t ;~ufl(lt.~ -:n I ot iced u. oun..:cl' "itl "~~C)uu1iCUtl Club Jl ~';::"1'He! on it to ,:-rel t\c rC3I' of '~h:) ")l"Ooo'ci:..n ut, G)Cl't fro!:. re!;i~t·'l··L.:; t.e foet t ~t 1 hue lot CCI~t! t;'J~:t br.m~ r boi'oro, the n1nn1iicrr~co of it I'm nfro.i never occurr... to t1~ until u conn1<lcra 10 ''wi:..:; ~ .. ')r. Thoro \Inc nor~o ccui'.tlc or. the l~~l'ry end of t~ c brid3c ill ·.;}~ic~ I' not tlUl'~ ext ctly t:l~. t ['iC ione ~-:Cl'O involvo <. nd thQ.1 tl <; :l: arcucr!:), ~ll:.vinG eo 0 U)

~!lC l~oad a i t9 hr..ltcJ :for lur.ch. 1 \: t~t into r~oo;::.i.::b 'ideo iJt,,-cio. for n. ")0 led und (1 t-;.ut 3.15 ) . i:il. clrovo ou~ the C~Gtlc.lt:.uL;or. Houd by •.. lio:l ti1.o tho L~'ch .. ao on tho roAd ~(j.in and aLcut 2 ,ilol.]. from 'r-oci..cbria/~c. I I'Citur 'led to Toomcbridco ::3 taU.}ll and l.nl'or::: d he i.JCpu~y ! .:J~)cctor Ccn·::ral by tclcpbOl C o. ;thnt hcd bar-poned in r:'oor::obrlt1,:o nnd 0:' thQ l:.oai tion rcgn1'l inc: tho rno.rch at tl at timo. r oleo told hi":') tho t I 1'earod that th (;1 tilQtion I/oul got )ro;;rcc3ivol y \/001' C :3 from tthat :::con t 800J::\~d to mo that the r.~iboro 1rNolvcd woul, eot 'rocr~ .. ~ vd,'1 (;l'cntor an ench aide no tho L:al'ch went on.

rLtt~ t:min pur-.')O$C of this ro )01'1, is t1) Civo on ovol'-lo\ll picturo o he PZ'OC1'O[):l OS,.' thi3 r:nrch throuGh thin Cou .ty. li1lc , it e .tero t 'CO~ ty it ~ ",C t. nirLtiulllrly 1m prcaoi',fO off::! :;' CJl, I hink r:::;1gi t well nevo rc::n1r.cd co ad its t)irplii'icanco not boo1) r..n.tjn1:Cied out of ull p;;.'opcr '"ion by the P Y:lionl ooot.Notion otforQQ to 1 t by .. jor 1\ nti.:· a hi "ollow '1'0.

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