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THE GUARDIAN Monday August 30 1971 16 Dublin seeks political solution From SIMON HOGGART in Dublin Hillery, Minister for External Affairs, chasing off to the it United Nations in an attempt to the Catholics in the North look past few days is the Council of long-term effects might be the South in their times of political Ireland which Mr Callaghan put has finally polarised two Mr Heath rejects peace council By MICHAEL LAKE The Prime Minister has rejected a request by Mr William Molloy, Labour MP for Ealing North, for the establish- forward and the conference of stress. discredit the British as he did in 1969, and he has not brought Irish troops home from Cyprus as a belligerent gesture, as some of the more militant mem- bers of Fianna Kail had hoped. When a party of the Stor- communities politically anil socially, and it has done nothing to end the terrorism. Dublin hopes that Mr Heath will thus hae it demonstrated to him Man will face charge of aiding Sewell By our Correspondents A man has been arrested and taken to Blackpool to appear in court charged with impeding the arrest of Frederick Joseph Sewell, the man sought in connection with the shooting of Superintendent Gerald Richardson. Police said he would appear at Blackpool magistrates' court today.

mat Mr 1-auiKners own views all interested parties, including Dublin, which Mr Lynch sjs-gested after the internment crisis. It is fully recognised that Mr Faulkner cannot possibly appear to be under any kind of influence or pressure from the South. None the less, Mr Lynch will be in a strong position when he on the northern situation are mont Opposition saw Mr Lynch last week he told them The Irish Government sees Its most important job to be that of convincing Britain of the importance of a political tolution to the Ulster situation. When Mr Lynch sees Mr Heath in October that is what he will tell him. thouqh of course the real talks will have taken place by then in the preparations for that meeting.

There is a fear in Dublin that the British simply do not under-ttand how bad the situation in the North ii. First, Dublin bcliees that only a solution based on givins lhe Catholic community a real part in Government will work it realises that a way round the question of the Border must be found. In spite not necessarily the best or the most reliable. Secondly, he can show by his privately that he gave his mora! support to their campaign of own reports that the Republic meets Mr Heath. Having deftly not fostering and comforting No serious politician here, except on the Republican right, thinks that the future of the border is in doubt at tne moment.

It looks now as if Dublin will try to press on the British a form of words which would as firmly that partition would remain for as long as the majority of the people in the North wished it, while sussesting that the British would prefor to see a united, independent Ireland in the long run. It is argued that this would satisfy the fears of the Protestants while demonstrating to the Catholics that the British were not by any means emotionally and politically committed fn indefinite partition. which mav seem an exlraordi 1 ment of a Peace Council in nary thing for any Prime Northern Ireland which would Minister to do, even private, include leaders of religious oagea me nepunucans in ma tne InA as Mr Faulkner has own party by his statement suggested. That will of course after internment and his be rather difficult fn nrnvp They look to Dublin for a denominations and eminent exchange of telegrams with Mr while the IRA openly collects political lead and for Mr Lynch Heath, probably intended to not to have given his support money in the streets but. at the people outside immediate political and religious spheres.

In his reply Mr Heath says The police are now certain that Sewell escaped he would still welcome the pros ie rile Mr Heath and increase his own standing at home, Mr Lynch can put a number of impressive points to the British Prime Minister. pros-1 dui.i AAnr. Dert of representatives of dif- a vcu. xcaiciuaj ucicvunta same time, Mr Lynch can show his own intelligence reports, which say that talk of IRA training camps is widely exaggerated. Thirdly, he can point to a could have led to a dangerous policy vacuum.

The meeting with (he Stormont Opposition went on for three hours. Mr Lynch told them that there was nothing he could do immediately and publicly, and then the adlll U1LC1 V1CWVU M1 and various ferent First, he can show that of what Mr Heath says publicly there is no doubt that what is believed in the Irish Republic societies in Northern Ireland Irene Thorpe, aged 37, also and last night the Flying Squad, coming together around a table. I t-nnwn irono lormaino Scotland Yard, Lancashire CID. Another idea that has been nternment has been a terrible number of things which he has counts for a lot if onlv because ouietlv droDDed here over the failure. Whatpvpr its nntimisiic nm Hnn ir ro conversation turned to the but doubted that much could ni.nnwj t.

I and a number of regional crime be achieved by a formal council wno Panned io marry squads pIaced all avaiIable various allegations against the in the present circumstances, i cn iiiuimiuw. iney omcers on me operation. British Army I I fear hat it would only drove ner away provide another forum for the farmhouse at trom her i Photographs of Sewell have Reigate, been sent through Interpol to police in the Irish Republic, Polarisation The nature of the oolitica expression of irreconcilable Surrey. changes which Dublin will sui- news," he wrote. Bernard Superintendent Ibison.

head of Lancashire 1066 and all that at Battle of Senlac Field Last of a hard breed gest to Britain are not yet clear. 1 Whitehall feels that Mr Mol-for they have not been defined. proposal might be But two ideas stand out. i regarded by some as a means The first is the for outflanking Stormont. Mr a form of veto for the Catholic said in his letter to the minority, possibly in the form Prime Minister: Constabulary No.

1 District task force, appealed for information about a Rover 2O0O car coloured grev or white p-rked in the Cocker Street area of Blackpool before or on the day of the shooting. He said: "It is possible that Sewell left Black- France, Belgium. Spain, West Germany, and Holland. Last night, police patrols were concentrating on small fishing villages in the South of England while more officers were searching lonely stretches of Channel coastline. Dozens of police and detectives went to pleasure boats and other crafts in Whitby harbour.

North Yorkshire, early yesterday after an anonymous telephone caller said that Sewell had been seen boarding a boat during Saturday night. (ii an enlarged upper house at 1 It creation would be an alternative source of loyalty to FIELD, outside 11 those the province with SENLA( Battl AC lie out having to be concerned with 1 Pool in the car. in East Sussex, Stormont. In theory that would mean that the L'nionist Oovern- ment could not force through legislation which was unwanted 'by the Catholics. L'ntorlunatelv it would leave the secular MR Charles Stopforth.

aged 75. has retired as one of the last clogmakers, Jn Lancashire. I either the political or religious aspect nf such a council and n0lt dtetante could be a rallying point for The street is onlv a short people all shades of religious Preston's jewel- and political opinion. lery shop, which four masked polarisation remaining and it rould lead to appalling tensions between the tun rhamhnrc which would make any argu-' Diversion men raided on Monday. Another not, I was waiting in a getaway car ment between the British i The Prime Minister doe Mr Stopforth, of Berrisford Avenue, Bolton, who has been making clogs since 1909, decided to retire when his shop was scheduled for demolition.

His workbench and tools and examples of the wooden solos and irons he used are to be however, rule out the establish-1 outside. Murder control headquarters usually us who took the knocks." It's as good as wrestling." said one woman spectator. "They really seem to be hurting themselves." Even Nosher Powell admitted a certain similarity to professional wrestling. We've rehearsed falls most ol our working lives so we know-how to pull them off," he said before he buckled on his nylon armour yesterday "The trouble is that other people are taking up this idea They buv their own armour and turn up to fight us. Now most of us have been in this game a long time so if the newcomers get clouted thev can't complain can they? Anyway, we make them sicn a life-and-Iimb indemnity first." amnions ana xoras iook poii-tively gentlemanly.

The second suggestion is being canvassed by the most alert and forceful members of Dublin'- two Opposition parties Fine Gael and the Operation Early yesterday PC Ian Hampson, aged 27, the remaining officer in hospital following the shootinrs. had a successful operation for the removal of a bullet behind his breastbone. His condition was later said to be "satisfactory." His colleague. PC Carl Walker, 37. who was wounded in the groin, was discharged from hospital on Friday.

ment of such a council, or something like it. for all time. But the Government believes that the principal job now is rooting ott terrorism and that any new forum would be a diversion 1 at Blackpool yesterday brought out thousands of wanted 1 posters of Sewell The posters will be on display today at police stations throughout Britain i The impetus of the hunt for i Sewell. a London car dealer, continued to mount yesterday News in brief Labour Party. It is a line which is also being considered by Mr Lynch nd it is known to have engaged the attention of Mr i Lord Balniel, Minister of Faulkner and the British By MALCOLM STUART tional and almost certain -ite uf the battle between King Harold and William the Conqueror, was well worth exploiting.

But it is the hard times in the film industry that have enabled him to organise the three days of jousting there over the bank holiday. Nosher Powell, a veteran stunt man, or when he gets on his horse. Viscount Oval. champion knight of London, explained I've fallen off horses and snouted blood in every epic film from 'Ivanhoe' to 'Knights of the Round Table "Then three vears ago the American money dried up and they stopped making that sort of film here So we mugged up the history books and now we have the British Jousting Society." Fourteen stunt men have invested in replica armour, horses, lances, and swords, and the occasional ball and chain. Two of them are now back in the film business, with the Young Churchill crew in Morocco.

But Nosher and his 11 remaining knights charged up and down the mists at Battle yesterday in a style worthy of every Errol Flvnn. Robert Taylor, and Tonv Curtis spectacular. Although as Nosher's partner. Mr Max Diamond, explained: "Once the visors came down it was attracted its biggest crowd for 905 years yesterday when some 10.000 people turned up to watch Nosher Powell and his knights do battle in nylon armour. I would like to re-enact the actual 1066 battle, but the theatrical costumiers don't have that amount of armour," said Mr Simon Harboard, the promoter.

He settled instead for a medieval tournament, possibly because of the sorry state of the film industry. In the meadow chosen by King Harold to have his battlefield, 12 knights fought it out as in davs of old Microphone Well, almost as in days of old. At one point, the Earl Marshal had call over his microphone 'vill the St John Ambulance ncn please attend to Sir Rowland of Roundwood Mr llarboard's family have owned Battle Abbey and its surrounding estate for 251) years. "We're nouveau nclie." ho said. "The people who stole it off the monks sold oui to us." The abbey has already joined the stately home league but Mr Harboard thouirlvt the cow pasture below his home, the tradi- State for Defence, yesterday reiterated the Government's view that internment was absolutely essential." He said that before" anything else could be done the gunmen had to be rounded un and he added that Clyde rescue hint Government It will also be sold hard to the British Labour Party Executive on Wednesday when they meet Irish Labour Party members from both sides of the border in London.

They suggest proportional representation in Parliament and in the Cabinet. The system would include an alternative vote by which electors would there was no doubt that the i Continued from page 1 IRA had suffered a very hard knock indeed." i list their favourite candidates Speclacular The jousters have in fact joined a whole travelling spectacular industry which works its way round the county shows and big fairs. At Battle yesterday, professional ox and Vinson roasters sot ud rival spits, a full-time lady falconer mil her bird through its n.ices. and archers did their thing. And to update the who affair hv several hundred vears.

there were trips for children on a brand-new tire engine specially bought for the purpose preserved in an industrial museum at Hclmshore. Primeval horn Workmen at Burton Salmon, near Castleford, have found a horn believed to be that of a primeval ox-buffalo. Fish killed I'oachcrs killed nearly a hundred salmon and trout in the river Calder at ('alder Bridge, near Whitehaven, possibly by poisoning. Show success The organisers of the show said ester-day that it attracted more than L(XM) visitor. Film barred The film "Tropic of Cancer" has been refused for showing in Wigan cinemas.

Air-road link Sagittair is to operate an air and road cargo service which will link the Fast Midlands with Fiance. News for police Mr Arthur Rees. Chief Con table nf Staffordshire, wants to start a newspaper in order of preference In a country with consensus politi this tends U. the fringes to Parliament but in a polarised situation it could well have the effect of driving the vote towards the centre. Right-wing Unionists would list moderate Unionists as their second choice and Republicans could list SD1.P members.

Even to produce any specific result! at this stage UCS shop stewards yesterday endorsed the TUC decision to continue talks with the Government after hearing a report on Friday's talks with Mr Davies. Mr Re.d. the shop stewards' leader, said Our work-in is holding firm and our campaign will continue. So far as the public campaign is concerned, we have agreed to extend its There would be more meetings in industrial areas to get support from other workers. Mr Reid denied that there was a cash crisis, but said that more support was needed for the future.

We are confident with the way the solidarity movement is developing. As long as it continues to develop in this way, we can handle any eventuality which is likely to develop in that respect in the next few months," he said. is signincanuy less man nc needed to take over the whole of UCS, it still represents a massive haul on public funds which the Government may-hesitate to commit to a man unose biggest industrial experience i running a dockyard employing only 100 people. The Government will also I'ave to consider whether it is r.ght to commit up to 10 millions to a company whose future profits might go to a man who put down only 10 per cent of th a. sum The TL'C's alternative scheme envisages the proposed Clyde-side Development Authority-taking over all the assets of UCS.

The next scheduled meeting between union leaders, led bv Mr Feather, and Mr Davies. scheduled for tomorrow is seen in Whitehall as an important one. although it is not expected Women die after coach crash Two uoirkP injured in a coach cra-h at North Yorkshire, on August 17. died in hospital yesterday. Mrs Elizabeth Petler.

aged S2. of Wtlberforce Avenue, York, had been in York County-Hospital with chest injuries. Mrs Edith Walker, aged 65. of Wel'mglon Street. York, was being treated at Pinderfietds Hosnita! Wakefield, for facial injuries Eleven other people hurst in the crash were satisfactory prooaDiy a aozen nara-nne right-wingers would get into the new Parliament with possibiy haif-a-dozen Republicans if various shades who might abstain from taking their seats The Cabinet couli then be appointed on a party ba-i- Plea to arrest IRA killers in either by Parliament or bv Continued from page 1 A foot patrol Whiterock area and a check nrilisi, CI I'H-II i' i-iv Ireland Prime Minister who would, nf course, be a Unionist.

within the police force to promote the family image. New name Mr Knc Dyer. director of the Fast Midlands Airport. Castle Donmngton. would like people to refer to the airport as Knulnnd Central van which was blocking the road in front of him moved.

By this time tocal police and a detachment of the Irish Army had arrived on the scene. Hut had the IRA. The fields were swarming with them. There must have been Sunny spells and scattered showers THE WEATHER more than 50 crouched behind bushes with their guns "The Irish Army told them to clear off, but the IRA threatened to shoot at them." The scout car with its tyres let down drove slowly back over the border. "The shooting came, we think, when the scout car cmssed the border.

We could hear lots of including machine guns but we couldn't see and didn't go near." An Irish Army spokesman 'n Dublin said that two patrols investigated the incident. The first found onlv the burned-out Ferret car and drove it back to Dunda'k. The second went out soon and heard shooting which lasted about an hour. But point at the junction of Shaw's Road and Glen Koad, were also fired on, but no one was injured. A series of minor explosions occurred in sieral parts of Belfast last niuht One of them was in the Divis fiats where troops had earlier used rubber bullets to disperse a crowd of about a hundred who hail sot lire to a van Another explosion d.tin.ued a private house in Hrae Park north of the Ardoyne No one was injured A police station Clogher.

County Tyrone. bv a bomb thrown from a passing var last n.ght. A police spokesman san'. the car had been hijacked close to the border bs armed men. The civil disobedience campaign against internment in Northern Ireland to be escalated into a protest week trom next Monday onwards MOST OK F.Mil-VNO and Wales niil be drv.

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rossmajien inadvertently crossed the bonier. Both vehicles were hemmed in by cars and bv a crowd and one vehicle was set on tire The army admitted last nisht tli.it tuo patrol vehicles had crossed the border into the Republic But a spokes-nan claimed th.it the troops had returned to Northern Ireland, hav.r.i; reinsert their mistake, before the shootin. started. The army that soldiers fired back after two of them had been hit. Their onlv shots had been in self-defence The crew left the burning vehicle and returned on the other vehicle to the northern side of the border.

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