Speech by William Whitelaw, then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, 13 June 1972
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13 June 1972 We don’t intend to let part of the United Kingdom … default from the rule of law at the behest of ruthless conspiracy. The disrespect for law rooted there tends to spread like a cancer to other places. I will take the sternest measures to stop the spread of that cancer elsewhere … Our troops and our money are an eloquent testimony of our concern... Source: New York Times, 13 June 1972
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