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Published #OnThisDay 15th August 1969, a statement from the IRA in the immediate aftermath of the Battle of the Bogside.
It calls for the disarming of the B Specials, withdrawal of British Troops and a UN-supervised all-Ireland election. It also rejects calls from some for the suspension of Stormont and introduction of direct Westminster rule.
https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/1606/
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Statement from the Republican Movement, 15th August 1969 (1969) — Sinn Féin [Pre 1970]
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