'A HOOD was pulled against a over my head and / ing was handcuffed and subjected to and personal abuse I was dragged out an to the helicopter, being kicked and struck about the body with batons on the way.
'After what seemed about one hour in the helicopter I was thrown from it and kicked and batoned My arms, into what / took to be and head a lorry. The lorry was driven to a building.
'On arriving there, all my clothes were taken from me and / was given a boiler suit to wear which had no buttons. During this time the hood was still over my head.
'I was then taken into what I can only guess was room and was made to stand with my feet The next time the Unionists began locking up their internment lasted political ponents twice as long to 1945. In all, 827 people were held during this period. The initial reason given by the government was that there was an 'IRA plot' to launch 'attacks upon occupying prominent positions and UDOI Government and other property' Eleven years after the internee had been released 1945 Unionists were at it again. The excuse this time was
Labour's policy. This bat-