“From this day on, we declare war against the IRA…”

“From this day on, we declare war against the IRA and its splinter groups.”

—Ulster Volunteer Force, as loyalist group, in statement signifying re-emergence as paramilitary force, 21/5/1966. Deutsch and Magowan, Northern Ireland, 1968-1973, A Chronology of Events, Vol. 1, Blackstaff Press, 1973, p. 4.

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