RAINBOW FARMS AUSTRALIA                                            

                                                                                                                                                          1975

                                                                                                                                    "Fianna Fail Reconcilliation."

1975 AD In the Irish Republic, Eamonn de Valera, the previous Fianna Fail Prime Minister and President of Ireland, died at 92 years of age.

      In the 6 Counties "artificially partitioned" from the 9 Counties in the Ulster Province, which were still controlled by the British Labour Government, the number of Irish Catholics in the Defence Regiment there, was now down to 3%.

January 16th: In these 6 Counties "artificially partitioned" from the 9 Counties in the Ulster Province, the previous "Provisional Anti - Treaty I.R.A" ceasefire came to an "end," although further detainees were "released," as there had been no firm proposals put forward by the British Labour Government during the ceasefire period, and also due to the various activities still being carried out by the British Military forces during the extended period who considered that they had won out by now and rescheduled their "patrols" and "offensive" action, while some of the "Anti - Treaty Provos" had been involved in fighting between "Officials" and I.R.S.P. and "sectarian killings" creating tit for tat in spite of the ceasefire.

     There was to be Civil War between 2 factions and I.N.L. A /  Irish National Liberation Army was formed who came to be responsible for the "worst outrages."

January 19th:  In the 6 Counties "artificially partitioned" from the 9 Counties in the Ulster Province still under the control of the British Labour Government, the "Provisional Anti - Treaty I.R.A.," under Proinnsias  / Francis Mac Airt and James Drumm, together with William Arlow the non - Catholic  clergyman from Feakle met with Merlyn Rees, the British Labour Government 's Secretary and other public servants there for further discussions, which brought about an "extension" of the "Provisional Anti - Treaty I.R.A," ceasefire for another 14 days . 

January 30th: In the Irish Republic, Jack Lynch returned Charles Haughey and James Gibbons to his Fianna Fail Party's "Opposition" front bench to try and bring about some "reconciliation" between them.

February 9th: In the 6 Counties "artificially partitioned" from the 9 Counties in the Ulster Province, and still under the control of the British Labour Government, the "Provisional Anti - Treaty I.R.A." announced a "further" ceasefire, if the British Military Forces were to keep a "low profile."

February 11th: In these 6 Counties "artificially partitioned" from the 9 Counties in the Ulster Province, and still under the control of the British Labour Government contact was made again with the British Labour Government representatives and the "Anti - Treaty Provos" declared an "indefinite ceasefire" and "P.I.R.A./ Provision Anti - Treaty IRA" incident centres were set up in the Irish Catholic areas approved "officially" by the British Labour Government to be used by the Sinn Fein Party  / Provos to "defuse" the local confrontations to continue on with the "ceasefire." It was also used to report criminal activities to the "Anti - Treaty Provos" or the R.U.C. police. The British Labour Government wanted to maintain normality with the R.U.C. police taking over as against the British Military Forces who could not enter the difficult areas without being wounded or killed, which would assist to "quieten" down those in the Labour Left Wing who were demanding that the British Military Forces should be "withdrawn" as they wanted to introduce a Constitutional Convention. The U.Unionist. U.C said the ceasefire was a "sell out" to the "Anti - Treaty I.R.A" while the S.D.L. Party feared that if the "Anti - Treaty Provos" now accepted their support they might go to the "political" Provisional Sinn Fein Party. 

March 1st: In these 6 Counties "artificially partitioned" from the 9 Counties in the Ulster Province, and still under the control of the British Labour Government the political status from the "Anti - Treaty I.R.A." prisoners was now "removed," which only further highlighted the "terrible conditions" in the British prisons. 

      This month 6 Irish Catholics and 4 non - Catholics were "killed" in sectarian killings in these 6 Counties in the Ulster Province.

May 1st: In these 6 Counties "artificially partitioned" from the 9 Counties in the Ulster Province, still under the control of the British Labour Government , the Ascendancy Unionists won the new election by 47 seats to 31 and they were totally "against" the Sunningdale Agreement, and a Convention was held to to try and find a more suitable "fairer solution," to try and bring about some common sense government there in the Stormont Parliament.

April 2nd:  In these 6 Counties "artificially partitioned" from the 9 Counties in the Ulster Province, and still under the control of Harold Wilson and the British Labour Government, the "Anti - Treaty Provos" bombed 2 buildings in Belfast, and 1 British soldier was "killed" in other incidents, and "sectarian killings" moved to "rural areas" especially the "murder triangle" in the South Armagh and Co. Monaghan border region.

     During the first weekend of this month 11 people were "killed" and 32 were injured during the 20 shootings and 3 bombings that took place.

June: In these 6 Counties "artificially partitioned" from the 9 Counties in the Ulster Province, and still under the control of the British Labour Government, 180 weapons were stolen from an Ulster Defence Regiment / U.D.R. at Maghera in the south of Co. Derry.

     The U.D.F. was to form part of the British Military Force, and at its peak it was to have 11 Battalions made up of local men, which would eventually be reduced to 9 of which 97% were to be non - Catholics.

June 27th: The political Saor Eire Party "closed down" after it "split," in the interests of all concerned.

July 31st: In the 6 Counties "artificially partitioned" from the 9 Counties in the Ulster Province, and still under the control of the British  Labour Government, the U.D.R. "killed" 3 members and wounded another one from the Miami Show Band near Newry on the Belfast to Dublin road and a "bomb" that was being carried by 2 of them blew thems up.

August 13:  In these 6 Counties "artificially partitioned" from the 9 Counties in the Ulster Province, and still under the control of the British Labour Government, the Bayardo Bar on the Shankhill Road was "bombed" and 5 people were "killed," and near the end of this month there was also "renewed" bombings in England, which the "Anti - Treaty P.I.R.A." increased into Autumn to bring further"pressure" on the British Government.

October: In these 6 Counties "artificially partitioned" from the 9 Counties in the Ulster Province, still under British Labour Government control, the "Anti - Treaty I.R.A" ceasefire was "ended" and Bernadette Devlin "resigned" from the "political" Irish Republican Socialist Party, because it too was becoming increasingly "militant."

        In the Irish Republic, a Dutch industrialist was "kidnapped" for ransom near Limerick to exchange for 3 "Anti - Treaty P.I.R.A." prisoners held in the Irish Republic but he was "rescued" by the Garda / Irish police and his captures "arrested."

October 2nd:  In the 6 Counties "artificially partitioned" from the 9 Counties in the Ulster Province, and still under the control of the BritishLabour Government, 11 people were "killed" on this day, including 4 United Volunteer Force / U.V.F. members when their "own bomb" blew up, and Merlyn Rees reinstated the "ban" on their groups due to their "sectarian killings." The U.D.A. and the U.V.F did not get on with each other as the U.V.F gave them a "bad name." Merlyn Rees was still hoping to bring in a Constitutional Convention, but was having no success and the "Anti - Treaty P.I.R.A." also came to realize that the British Labour Government was not going to "remove" their British Military Forces as had been previously considered, and the intended Convention was to come to nothing. This month the "Anti - Treaty Provos" attacked the "Officials" and "killed" 1 person and wounded another 14 and the "Officials" retaliated. 

November 12th:  In these 6 Counties "artificially partitioned" from the 9 Counties in the Ulster Province, and still under the control of the British Labour Government, Merlyn Rees was to "close down" the incident centres and the "Anti - Treaty Provos" were fighting with the "Officials" during this time in the Irish Catholic areas trying to gain control there. The last of the "detainees" were to be "released."

      This year another 247  people met a "violent death" in these 6 Counties in Ulster Province.

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