MacStiofain then read out the IRA proposals. These included. 1. Britain to make a public declaration that it was for the whole people of Ireland acting and voting as a unit to decide the future of Ireland. 2. The British Government to give an immediate declaration of its intent to withdraw from Irish soil, the withdrawal to be completed before 1 January 1975. 3. British troops to be withdrawn immediately from sensitive areas. 4. A general amnesty for all political prisoners in Irish prisons, all internees and detainees and all persons on the wanted list. 5. A suspension of offensive operations
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