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Discuss Op Banner Official Analysis of Military Operations in Northern Ireland (Op BANNER) on The Army Rumour Service; Originally Posted by Oyibo I'd forgotten the French were involved. They were involved, but French authorities abjectly refused to share IED intelligence with the British....
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    Quote Originally Posted by Oyibo View Post
    I'd forgotten the French were involved.
    They were involved, but French authorities abjectly refused to share IED intelligence with the British.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ooooh_matron View Post
    They were involved, but French authorities abjectly refused to share IED intelligence with the British.
    Can you expand on that at all? Genuine interest, not having a dig.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Oyibo View Post
    Can you expand on that at all? Genuine interest, not having a dig.
    France was one of the few Nations not to actively engage in an informal network of ATOs across the World. Quite why I don't know, but French Terrorist capabilities were largely unknown by agencies outside France.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ooooh_matron View Post
    France was one of the few Nations not to actively engage in an informal network of ATOs across the World. Quite why I don't know, but French Terrorist capabilities were largely unknown by agencies outside France.
    Thanks OM - didn't know that.
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