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In the absence of any peace agreement between the different parties, the UK government took over responsibility for Northern Ireland in the form of "Direct Rule" in 1972. They were, however, anxious to hand power back to a local executive as soon as possible. They also hoped that such an executive would be able to deal with Northern Ireland's deeper problems and bring peace.
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Northern Ireland politics ran on sectarian lines: Protestants voted Unionist and Catholics Republican. If the new government did not enjoy the support of a wide range of opinion, its prospects for success - and even survival - did not look great
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Unionists were predictably suspicious of such plans which they regarded as stepping-stones to a United Ireland
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So it was now back to direct rule, until the Province's squabbling politicians could agree on something else
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This agreement was accepted both by the Dail (the parliament of the Irish Republic) and the House of Commons. It was even registered at the UN as an international treaty
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There is no doubt that this deal was a further stepping-stone to the major accomplishment of the1998 treaty
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There was a temporary return to violence by the IRA, but both sides had resumed their "totally unarmed strategy" before the signing of the Good Friday Agreement in 1998
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The US dimension is crucial. Clinton promised financial assistance to Northern Ireland, and had influence with the large Irish-American community
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All of these vital questions needed to be addressed if an agreement was to be reached, and to be honored
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Such a visit took courage: these were very violent men with a record of appalling crimes
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The investment promised to follow a definitive peace settlement was a strong incentive to work for one, and to ensure that it was voted for in any future referendum
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