TheCitizens' Defence Force(1922) was a unit of formerBritish Armysoldiers andIrish Volunteersorganised byIrelandas a semi-secret group of about 100 operatives. It was financed from the Secret Service budget to mount foot patrols and gather intelligence, and was eventually absorbed into theCID(Criminal Investigation Department).[1][2][3]
References
edit- ^O'Halpin, Eunan (2000).Defending Ireland: The Irish State and Its Enemies Since 1922.Oxford University Press.ISBN978-0-19-924269-6.
- ^"No. 34/1923: SUPERANNUATION AND PENSIONS ACT, 1923".Oireachtas. Archived fromthe originalon 18 August 2007.Retrieved22 May2009.
- ^"SUPERANNUATION AND PENSIONS BILL—SECOND STAGE".Oireachtas. 25 July 1923. Archived fromthe originalon 7 June 2011.Retrieved22 May2009.
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