The special branch report says that a plan of the area that includes New Scotland Yard was found, along with evidence of evening observations of the Met police headquarters. The Downing Street file does not include the actual list of names of those targeted. That is to remain secret for 70 years under exemptions under the Freedom of Information Act.

After serving 23 years in English prisons, the four men were transferred to Portlaoise Prison, County Laois, Republic of Ireland, in early 1998. [9] They were presented by Gerry Adams to the 1998 Sinn Féin Ard Fheis as 'our Nelson Mandelas', [3] and were released in 1999 as part of the Good Friday Agreement. [2] See also [ edit ] The census collection is designed so that each group of postcodes should contain at least 100 people (50 in Scotland). Robert W. White - Out of the Ashes: An Oral History of the Provisional Irish Republican Movement p.117,118 Police appear prepared for a long siege. A large mobile headquarters has been brought in and there is an army personnel carrier in a nearby street where several diplomats are believed to live. Born in Kent, Imbert was educated at the Harvey Grammar School in Folkestone, spent his National Service in the Royal Air Force Police and worked for a short time with Kent County Council, before joining the Metropolitan Police in 1953 at Bow Street Police Station.Katz, Ian (30 March 2007). " 'Sir Ian Blair says they got out of the car and started firing at us ... They didn't fire at him!' ". The Guardian . Retrieved 25 July 2022. In 1976, Imbert left the Met and became Assistant Chief Constable, and later Deputy Chief Constable of Surrey Constabulary. In 1979, he became Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police, the youngest Chief Constable in the country at that time. About 50 cars arrived at my doorstep. We all rushed to the window and I have never seen so many guns in my life. We saw the policemen with a car which was riddled with bullets. The IRA's Balcombe Street gang, who are being freed from jail, have been serving life sentences after carrying out a two-year bombing and murder campaign in Britain.

Modern view of Balcombe Street, Marylebone. No. 22b, the building involved in the siege, is to the left. The gang used several different methods to deliver and detonate their bombs. The unit's favoured method was using hand-thrown bombs. The unit made and used a series of these grenade-like devices. These were small devices with around 2–5 pounds (1–2kg) of gelignite in them with a short fuse attached. The fuse would be lit and then thrown at its target by one volunteer while another volunteer would keep lookout. This method was used in the Woolwich pub bombing of November 1974 and the Waltons bombing of November 1975. Rather than storm the flat, which would probably have meant hostage fatalities, the police decided to be patient. With marksmen on rooftops, in adjoining flats and outside the building, both sides prepared for a long battle of nerves. Television and radio crews set up their camps.

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The information on housing, people, culture, employment and education that is displayed about Balcombe Street, Westminster, London, NW1 6NE is based on the last census performed in the UK in 2021. The Metropolitan Bar is a popular pub chain that offers a great selection of drinks and food at reasonable prices. The gunmen later broke off negotiations by throwing the phone out of the flat window and police had to resume talks with a loud hailer. The first sign of weakness was when the terrorists asked to restore the phone link. Some 25 years later, residential Balcombe Street became famous within the UK for matters other than architecture and aristocratic land use.