Roy Mason

At Chackers, the Prime Minister was flanked by a high-powered Committee of British Cabinet Ministers come to gauge the resolve of these men and to carry their opinions gained to the meeting of the British Cabinet called to discuss what action to take to break the strike later that evening.

The Attorney General Samuel Silken was there as well as the Defence Secretary Roy Mason and Merlin Rees in his capacity of Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.

Rees had already briefed his fellow British rulers at length prior to the meeting.

The executive were looking for decisive action.

Faulkner and Fitt and Napier waited, and while they waited, an emergency meeting of the British cabinet went into session to discuss how the UWC holdover in Northern Ireland could be finally broken.

And at their command, they had all the military, political and civil resources of the state.

Merlin Rees, the Prime Minister, the Attorney General Samuel Silken all were there as well as the Defence Secretary Roy Mason and they were soon joined by their colleagues.

The discussion went on about how to make this counter-strike effective.