Date: Sat, 21 Mar 1998 00:08:31 +0000
From: James Heartfield <James-AT-heartfield.demon.co.uk>
Subject: M-I: Adams and Collins


Except from the:

IRISH REPUBLICAN INFORMATION SERVICE (no. 233)
Teach Daithi O Conaill, 223 Parnell Street, Dublin 1, Ireland. 
Phone: +353-1-872 9747; FAX: + 351-1-872 9757; e-mail: saoirse-AT-iol.ie;
Date: March 20, 1998 

Internet resources maintained by SAOIRSE - Irish Freedom:
http://iol.ie/~saoirse/rsflinks.htm

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ADAMS  "TRANSITIONAL"  IS  COLLINS  "STEPPING-STONE"

IN a comment on Gerry Adams' outline in Ireland on Sunday, March 8, 1998
Republican Sinn Fin said that it undoubtedly represented the
Provisionals'
negotiating position in the talks about a New Stormont. 

"It begs the question: what will they settle for? Nationally-minded
people
should note that the resurrection of a Stormont-type assembly appears to
be
accepted by the Provisionals," the statement, issued on March 9 said. 

It continued: "Republican Sinn Fein views Gerry Adams claims that the
current process is 'part of a transitional process to Irish unity' as
bogus
and merely the 'stepping-stone' policy of Michael Collins updated to
1998
media-speak. As in 1922 there is no dynamic in this process to lead to a
British withdrawal and a New Ireland. 

"On the contrary this process, indicated by the Provisionals when they
recognised the 26-County State in 1986, aims to strengthen and update
Britain's colonial position in Ireland by involving more nationalists in
it. In addition there is the hint of a new police force possibly
involving
ex-prisoners and former Volunteers  a familiar scenario in the 26
Counties
after the partition settlement."

Adams article explicitly proposed a new Six-County British police force
with a "minimum of 40% nationalists in its ranks".

-- 
James Heartfield


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