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== March organisers' intentions and response of the authorities == The organisers' original intention was that the march would form up on the Creggan Estate behind a coal delivery lorry carrying the main speakers and bearing a Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association (NICRA) banner. The march would then make its way down to William Street on the edge of the Bogside, and on to the Guildhall in the city centre, where a rally would be held. In response, the head of the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) in Derry, Chief Superintendent Frank Lagan, suggested that no action should be taken against the marchers, save photographing the organisers with a view to prosecuting them later. His views were passed on to RUC Chief Constable Graham Shillington, and to Brigadier Patrick MacLellan, commander of the 8th Infantry Brigade (8 Brigade), who in turn passed them on to Major General Robert Ford, Commander of Land Forces in Northern Ireland. The final decision was taken by a "higher authority",〔Widgery – Report of the Tribunal, paragraph 17〕 after consultation with Ford and Shillington, to the effect that the march would be allowed to go ahead, but should be "(contained) within the general area of the Bogside and the Creggan Estate so as to prevent rioting in the City centre and damage to commercial premises and shops."〔 MacLellan's tactical plan saw this containment being achieved by 26 sequentially numbered barriers cutting off all streets leading from the march route to the Guildhall. These would be erected in the early afternoon, before the march began, and consist of, "wooden 'knife rests' reinforced with barbed wire and concrete slabs," backed by an army armoured personnel carrier (APC) on either side of the road.〔Widgery – Report of the Tribunal, paragraph 18〕 Each barrier would be manned by locally-garrisoned troops of 8 Bridgade and RUC officers. British Army reinforcements were: * 1st Battalion, Parachute Regiment (1 Para) * 1st Battalion, King's Own Royal Border Regiment (1 KORB) * 2nd Company, 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Fusiliers (3 RRF) * Two water cannon〔 Although the plan envisaged no action being taken if the march stayed within the prescribed areas, if there was any attempt to breach the barriers or to attack the security services, the latter could respond with baton rounds ("rubber bullets"), water cannon, and – as a "last resort" when in danger of being overrun – CS gas.〔Widgery – Report of the Tribunal, paragraph 10〕 It was further stated: : "An arrest force is to be held centrally behind the check points and launched in a scoop-up operation to arrest as many hooligans and rioters as possible." : "(1 Para will) maintain a Brigade Arrest Force to conduct a scoop-up operation of as many hooligans and rioters as possible."〔Widgery – Report of the Tribunal, paragraph 20〕 The scoop-up operation was only to be launched on MacLellan's orders, when "the rioters and the marchers were clearly separated".〔Widgery – Report of the Tribunal, paragraph 34〕 1 Para would also, "act as the second Brigade mobile reserve".〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Narrative of events of Bloody Sunday (1972)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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