Britain offers Northern Ireland power sharing amid ongoing rule
London unveils a white paper proposing power sharing between Protestant and Catholic communities, guaranteed rights, end to discrimination, and an all Ireland conference. Britain will keep direct rule from London indefinitely while pledging Northern Ireland remains in the United Kingdom if the majority so wishes, with an eight member provincial assembly to implement proportional representation to boost Catholic participation.
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British Move to Tighten Belfast Defenses Amid White Paper
In Belfast British Army arrests 25 extremists and increases troop reinforcements as Britain releases a white paper proposing direct rule with a Northern Ireland assembly elected by proportional representation. An 18 year old Protestant shot in a Catholic area raises sectarian tensions while bombings and a hotel fire underscore ongoing violence.
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