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                                                                                                                                              1972 AD - 2 - February to March

                                                                                                                                                       "Stormont Closed." 

1972 AD February: In the 6 Counties "artificially partitioned" from the 9 Counties in the Ulster Province, the "Anti - Treaty I.R.A." now increased their activities with an M.P. in the Ascendancy "Official" Unionist Stormont Parliament being "wounded," and 2 more members of the British Imperial Military Force were also "killed," along with two Loyalist "terrorists" as the "Anti - Treaty I.R.A." now declared publicly that it was "open season" on the British Imperial Military Forces as a "foreign" army of "occupation" in these 6 Counties in Ulster Province.

February 9th: In these 6 Counties "artificially partitioned" from the 9 Counties in the Ulster Province, this particular day was planned as, "D. Day" / "Disruption Day," by the members of the Civil Rights Association, as a public protest against the previous 13 blatant outright "bloody" murders carried out by the British Imperial Military Paratroopers in Derry in Co. Derry on the young Civil Rights marchers there on "Bloody Sunday" the previous 30th of January.

February 12th: In these 6 Counties "artificially partitioned" from the 9 Counties in the Ulster Province, a new Ascendancy Unionist Vanguard rally was held at Lisburn under the leadership of the hard line anti - Catholics, Sir William Craig and Martin Smyth who was the County Grand Master of the Belfast Orange Lodge, and it was a military type operation with 7,000 in attendance of which 500 were in "uniform" and their leader, Sir William Craig stated that it was, " To defend our British way of life, and God help those who get in our way."

February 13th: In these 6 Counties "artificially partitioned" from the 9 Counties in the Ulster Province, due to the previous "massacre" of so many of the innocent Irish Catholic civilian population on "Bloody Sunday" by the British Imperial Military Forces, what was now occurring there in these 6 Counties in Ulster Province had by now finally come under the "spotlight" for all to see, and owing to the "World Wide" pressure now brought on by such a terrible occurrence in this day and age, Edward Heath the Prime Minister of the British Conservative Government floated the idea of an Ascendancy "Official" Unionist Prime Minister, and a Catholic Deputy in the Stormont Parliament there with 3 to 4 seats in the Parliament would go to representatives of the Irish Catholics there, and a "referendum" would be held every 12 years as to continuing on with the "artificial partition" of Ireland. They also offered to soften, "Internment without Trial," and the release of all the "political" prisoners, but Sir William Craig, the Ascendancy "Official" Unionist hard - liner, came out "against" it, declaring it's introduction would bring on "Civil War" in these 6 Counties in Ulster Province.

      Meanwhile, the "political" Social Democratic Party / S.D.L. Party in these 6 Counties "artificially partitioned" from the 9 Counties in the Ulster Province, were holding weekly meetings of the "Assembly of Northern Irish Peoples" at Dungiven, trying to keep all of the people in the north of Ireland "united" in a common cause. 3 "Official" Unionist members from the Ascendancy "Official;" Unionist Stormont Government, within a week, left the Ascendancy "Official" Unionist Party and then joined up with the political "moderate" Unionist Alliance Party, including Phelim O Neill who had been the previous Minister of Agriculture under their previous Prime Minister Major James Chichester - Clark. Phelim O Neill had recently been "expelled" from the Orange Order for just attending an Irish Catholic "wedding," and he was forced to comment that, "The "Official" Unionist Party was a Sectarian Organization." The other 2 members were Bertie Mac Connell from Bangor, and Thomas Gormley, which made the "politically moderate" Unionist Alliance Party a real chance of becoming a definite "political party," as they increased their numbers making them the "third" largest political party in the Stormont Parliament. The Ascendancy "Official" Unionists were now composed of 27 members, the Democratic Unionists, who were under under the leadership of the religious fanatic, the Rev. Ian Paisley and William Beattie his new right hand man had 4, the Unionist Alliance Party 3, the Labour Party 1 and there were 3 Independents. There was still no representation from the Irish Nationals / S.D.L.P. who had previously boycotted the Stormont Parliament due to lack of proper representation in the Ascendancy Stormont Government over the last 50 years, which had only produced instability, destruction of property, and the loss of many human lives, and ongoing violence.

      Jack Lynch, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Ireland, was declaring "passive resistance" to the Ascendancy "Official" Unionist Stormont Government in these 6 Counties "artificially partitioned" from the 9 Counties in the Ulster Province, as the only way to go forward for the remaining Irish Catholic population there, and also demanded that the continuing "misgovernment" there must be brought to an end by Edward Heath and the British Conservative Government and when the Stormont Parliament met the following week, 34 Unionists members still sat behind Brian Faulkner, the Ascendancy "Official" Unionist Prime Minister, while on the other side there were only 4 in the "Opposition," including Thomas Gormley, Bertie Mac Connell, Phelim O Neill and Vivian Simpson from the Labour Party, and although they had no hope of bringing about any" change," at least they had made a personal stand to try and bring about "reform" in these 6 Counties in Ulster Province. 

February 22: In these 6 Counties "artificially partitioned" from the 9 Counties in the Ulster Province, the "Official Anti - Treaty I.R.A.," left a car bomb near the officer's mess of the British Imperial Military 16th Parachute Regiment H.Q.at Aldershot in England, which killed 7 people, including a Catholic priest, but none of the members of the British Imperial Military Force, while the "bombings" still being being carried out there were averaging 4 a day.

February 25th: In these 6 Counties "artificially partitioned" from the 9 Counties in the Ulster Province, John Taylor anotherAscendancy "Official" Unionist anti - Catholic hard - liner, who was the Minister of State for Home Affairs in the Ascendancy "Official" Unionist Stormont Government, who had been the original prime mover for, "Internment without Trial," and for closing the "artificial partition" border to divide Ireland completely was "shot"in Armagh and despite this latest action by now the "Official Anti - Treaty I.R.A." had nearly run its race, and it was to be the "Provisional Anti - Treaty I.R.A. / Provos" who from now on would be "continuing" on with the campaign in these 6 Counties in Ulster Province while trying to "protect" the besieged population there and re - unite the 32 Counties of Ireland,   

February 26th: In these 6 Counties "artificially partitioned" from the 9 Counties in the Ulster Province, there was a record 106 "bombings" also carried out throughout these 6 Counties in Ulster Province and the British Imperial Military Forces now tried to place concrete spikes on the "roads" at the "artificial partition" border, but the farmers there and the "Anti - Treaty I.R.A." removed them, and to counteract this the British Imperial Military Forces then carried out a major operation with "explosives blowing great "craters" in all of the roads there, to make them un - useable.

March: Edward Heath the British Conservative Prime Minister in England and his Conservative Government, up until this time, still had "done nothing" concrete to ease the situation for the population in these particular 6 Counties in the Ulster Province that were still under their Imperial control.

March 4th: In these 6 Counties "artificially partitioned" from the 9 Counties in the Ulster Province, on this day, the Abercorn Restaurant in Belfast in Co. Antrim, was "bombed" and 2 girls were "killed" and 136 people injured, with no one claiming responsibility for the attack.

     In these 6 Counties "artificially partitioned" from the 9 Counties in the Ulster Province, the Unionist Vanguard now held a rally were 60,000 Unionists attended, under the leadership of Sir William Craig the Ascendancy anti - Catholic hard - liner at Bangor, were he once again stated to the crowd there that, "They could  go as far as "killing," as it may be our job to "liquidate" the enemy," and an Ascendancy Unionist military force was now forming in these particular 6 Counties in Ulster Province that would eventually become known as the Unionist Defence Association / U.D.A.

March 10th: In the 6 Counties "artificially partitioned" from the 9 Counties in the Ulster Province, the "Anti - Treaty P.I.R.A. /  Provos" lost 4 of their men in a bomb factory in Clonard Street in Belfast in Co. Antrim, so Sean Mac Stiofain / John Stephenson the leader of the "Provisional Anti - Treaty I.R.A. / Provos," made an offer to the British Conservative Government to bring about a "ceasefire" if they would "withdraw" their British Imperial Military Forces back into their barracks, "abolish" the Ascendancy "Official" Unionist Stormont Government, and give an "amnesty" to "all political prisoners," and acknowledge the "right" of all of the Irish populationin Ireland to Self Determination. They "did not" respond in any way, although he had created a 3 day "ceasefire" as a goodwill gesture, during which there was only one incident, to "encourage" further peace talks and at the end of the ceasefire, there were 16 explosions carried out in Belfast in Co. Antrim and Derry in Co. Derry, and Seamus Twomey and his "Anti - Treaty I.R.A." staff met at Anderstown from were they went to Dublin to see Sean Mac Stiofain, and were told that the "War" was to "continue," but only against the "occupying" forces of the British Imperial Military.     

March 20th: In these 6 Counties "artificially partitioned" from the 9 Counties in the Ulster Province, on this day, a car bomb exploded in Lower Donegal Street in Belfast in Co. Antrim, and 2 "Official""Unionist R.U.C. police and 4 civilians were "killed."

March 22nd: In these 6 Counties "artificially partitioned" from the 9 Counties in the Ulster Province, on this day, a bomb in Belfast in Co. Antrim planted by the "Anti - Treaty I.R.A.," killed another 6 people and injured 150, which was the "worst"ever, and this was to be the "final catalyst" for a "political change" in these 6 Counties in Ulster Province, that were still under the overall control of the British Imperial Conservative Government in England, while Brian Faulkner, the Ascendancy"Official" Unionist Stormont Prime Minster and John Andrews his Deputy, now considered that this further "terrible tragedy" would ensure that the Ascendancy "Official" Unionist Stormont Government would continue on to "retain" their "authority" over these 6 Counties in Ulster Prvince. Edward Heath the Conservative British Prime Minister now saw it "differently," as he finally had to accept that they were "not competent" while on the other hand, Sir William Craig, the Ascendancy "Official" Unionist anti - Catholic hard - liner, was now expecting Direct Rule by the British Imperial Government and saw "Great Britain," and the British controlled 6 Counties in Ulster Province, coming to an "end." Brian Faulkner was now forced to inform his Ascendancy "Official" Unionist Stormont Cabinet of the decision of Edward Heath, that they should now hand over to Direct Rule to the British Imperial Government in England, and he went to to England with his Deputy John Andrews, to see Edward Heath, who advised him to tender his "resignation" together with that of his Ascendancy "Official" Stormont Cabinet in these 6 Counties in Ulster Province still under their control. Brian Faulkner, the Ascendancy "Official" Unionist Stormont Prime Minister, was advised by Edward Heath the British Conservative Prime Minister, that a British Secretary of State was to be "appointed" in these 6 Counties still under their control in Ulster Province in Ireland, that had been "artificially partitioned" from the whole 9 Counties in the Ulster Province. The British Secretary of State was to now take over the "administration" of these 6 Counties in Ulster Province, with all powers there to be "transferred" to the British Westminster Parliament and it  now seemed that the original British Imperial Government's 50 year "total" Ascendancy "experiment," had finally run its race.      

March 24th: In these 6 Counties "artificially partitioned" from the 9.Counties in the Ulster Province, the "failure" of the British Imperial Government's previous "policy" in Ireland by their introduction by "force" of "British might" of their 1922 Ascendancy Parliament by the "artificial partitioning" of Ireland had "totally collapsed" after 50 years of total Ascendancy "Official" Unionist "ethnic and sectarian" control as Edward Heath the British Conservative Prime Minister now "suspended" the Ascendancy "Official" Unionist Stormont Government for one year, and introduced Direct Rule from England. This had been brought about under their new N. I. Temporary Provisions Act, and he was to put in William Whitelaw as his British Secretary of State in these 6 Counties in Ulster Province, and some further normal "reforms" were introduced, with the previous appointed "gerrymandering" Councils being "dismissed," anti - Catholic "discrimination" in public housing abolished, along with discrimination against Irish Catholic  public and private sector "employment." The "reaction" of the Ascendancy "Official" Unionists, after the weekend, were to "shut down" these 6 Counties in Ulster Province, to show what they could do, when 200,000 people went on strike for 48 hours, and further "sectarian killings" were carried out, and the British Imperial Military Forces were now told to "back off" the Irish Catholic areas, and to now concentrate on the Ascendancy Unionist heartlands, just as they had previously done in the Irish Catholic areas.

March 28th:  The Ascendancy "Official" Stormont Parliament in these 6 Counties in the Ulster Province, was now "officially" finished, and only 25 members turned up, while Desmond Boal and John Mac Quaid resigned by letter, and 20 others voted to "close" the Parliament down, although 4 were against it, and the Unionists outside the building rallied around the flag of the Red Hand of Ulster, and there were now "no" Union Jacks to be seen.

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