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...extended truce of the Provisional Irish Republican Army's 26-day holiday cease-fire came to an end last week. It marked Northern Ireland's longest period of nonviolence since "the troubles" began five years ago. The truce also underscored 1) how even such a short period of peace had almost miraculously transformed life in Ulster; 2) how far apart both sides remained in failing to find a way to make it last...
Despite widespread optimism that a way had been found at least to persuade the I.R.A. to extend last week's deadline, perhaps indefinitely, the Provisionals' bitter rejection of the truce re-emphasized the basic problems of the conflict itself. Neither the British government nor the I.R.A. ever seemed prepared to concede very much. The British diplomatic moves during the truce were tempered by fear of triggering a violent Protestant backlash while being drawn into a trap by the I.R.A. The government was also counting heavily on its judgment that the Proves were mainly intent on arranging a face...
...mood of Ulster has become so mean and suspicious that it is difficult for the opposing sides even to begin talking. Thus while a kind of unilateral cease-fire by the radical Provisional wing of the Irish Republican Army is possible (perhaps as an extension of the holiday truce), it is more probable that violence will increase. Most observers feel that the Proves could still launch a "final offensive" to improve their bargaining position for negotiations. This could mean that terrorism would spread into neighboring Eire and intensify in England...
Last October Kaunda sent a truce offer to Pretoria. His terms: that Vorster pressure Smith into holding a new constitutional conference aimed at obtaining African majority rule in Rhodesia; and that South Africa itself accept majority (meaning black) rule in South West Africa (Namibia), the U.N. territory South Africa has run since 1920. Kaunda wants aid and more trade with South Africa, and wants South African grain not only for Zambia but for other Central African states that currently suffer from a serious food shortage...
Kendall Square's 24 barren acres are an unfortunate byproduct of this truce, and it will take many months of angry fighting over bids from developers, zoning changes, and environmental studies on housing and industry before the heart of Cambridge can start beating again...