Unionist parties, having failed to defeat the Anglo-Irish Agreement, SNOW have no option but to negotiate with Thatcher The Anglo-Irish Agreement has therebt been strengthened. It has failed in its declared goal of eliminating Sinn Fein's base the Illass tionalist community has delivered no signifi cant concessions end discrimination the repression dO sals community suffers. It has, however securico cooperd tion between the British and Dublin in policing the six county statelet and in propping up the SDLP. It has revealed the Unionists paper tigers and is supported by all major British political parties. MUSE general election. The quid pro quo which was demanded was loyalty' to the crown from the naDonas Conly - a cepting that the six counties remain forever Dart Oi the United Kingdom.
This proposal received favourable reception from the Northern Ireland Office SDLP — bụt not from lan Paislev. A similar move in the same direction was the SDLP strategist, Sean Farren, supporting a proposal scui cial y. Frank Millar. that a new six county administration should have responsibility for security. The SDLP have indicated inal power sharing would be the price they would demand security to be returned to a