From IAIS: IRA MEMBERS RESIGN


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IRA MEMBERS RESIGN
11/12/97 11:26 EST

Up to 35 IRA members of a key battalion in south Armagh have
resigned, it was reported today. The bulk of the
organization's First Battalion - based around Crossmaglen
- is said to have quit in protest at the current direction
of the Republican Movement. The reports come days after the
IRA confirmed it had lost a "small number of members" after
resignations during an IRA summit in Donegal. And at least
12 members of Sinn Fein in County Lough have also resigned.
A man claiming to represent the south Armagh dissidents said
today they were acting in solidarity with the others who
resigned. Ulster Unionist MP Ken Maginnis said he was
skeptical about reports of dissention. "It may be that the
whole thing is being orchastrated by the leadership - who
see the inevitability of a return to the Armalite -
orchestrating this to get in the short term the greatest
concession from Mo Mowlam."


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