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SECURITY NORMALISATION IN NORTHERN IRELAND - STATEMENT.
(From Government News Network (Was Hermes-Government Press Releases))
] MINISTRY OF DEFENCE 156/2005 1 August 2005 SECURITY NORMALISATION IN NORTHERN IRELAND - STATEMENT BY DEFENCE SECRETARY JOHN REID
The first steps in moving the Armed Forces in Northern Ireland towards its eventual peacetime garrison were announced today by the Ministry of Defence.
Defence Secretary John Reid said:
"I pay tribute to the dedication and sacrifice of all those Service men and women and civilians who have served in Northern Ireland over the past thirty-six years and I welcome the programme of security normalisation announced today by Peter Hain. The Armed Forces will continue to support the police for as long as the Chief Constable requires, but we also look forward to the time, now clearly in sight, when such support is no longer needed.
"We will press on quickly with implementing normalisation measures on the ground now."
The eventual peacetime garrison will be no more than 5,000 Armed Forces Personnel who will be available for worldwide operations. A plan for the phased reduction of personnel will be published as soon as is practicable and further announcements will follow.
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