Jack Lynch continued - Fianna Fail's Policy on the North

ISSUED ON OCTOBER 28, 1975:

A central aim of Fainna Fail policy is to secure by peaceful means, the unity and independence of Ireland as a democratic Republic. We totally reject the use of force as a means of achieving this aim.

Fianna Fail calls on the British Government to:

1. Encourage the unity of Ireland by agreeement, in independence and in a harmonious .relationship between the two islands and to this end to declare Britain's commitment to implement an ordered withdrawal from her involvement in the Six Counties of Northern Ireland.

2. Enter into an agreement guaranteeing appropriate financial support for a specified period to enable the transition to take place smoothly in stable economic condition.

3. Promote in the interim thedeveroprnent of political institutions which will ensure civil rights and equality for all the people of the Six Counties of Northern Ireland and to ensure that security in the area operates impartially through acceptable stru ctu res.

4. Support the development of social, cultural and economic links between North and South through appropriate structures and institutions.

Following upon such declaration by the British Government, Fianna Fail would propose:

1. Discussions with elected representatives in the North to resolve constitutional, legal, social and econom ic differences with goodwill and understanding.

2. In agreement between the Irish Governnment and elected representatives of the North, the establishment of an All Ireland Court with appropriate machinery, to uphold the fundamental rights of all the people of Ireland and to ensure the mainntenance of peace and security,

Fianna Fail will seek support for these proposals by diplomatic and political' endeavour at the United Nations, through the European Institutions and appropriate International Bodies.