§ Mr. Kilfedderasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what are the existing arrangements for the control of security operations in Northern Ireland; what was the date on which the arrangements were agreed with the Northern Ireland Government; and how 136W soon the relevant correspondence and record of discussions between the two Governments can be made public.
§ Mr. SharplesThe arrangements were agreed on 19th August, 1969, and were set out in the Communiqué and Declaration issued the same day and published as Cmnd. 4154. The G.O.C. in accordance with his overall responsibilities has in practice co-ordinated the assignment of tasks to the R.U.C. in relation to security operations.