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1 Freacioce Cyronidle 264 Fri, Feb. 15,1974 British Issue Fasters Eat. . ~‘. . r eee cere tg ee Le age tee ne a al SS SA ce ae a ae oy re dd shadetandein La ae ener ee = I . “wie The four prisoners — two “wvomen and two men in sep- . “The hunger strike is an |: . old and. tried ‘TRA weapon | — and. one which is very diffi. 1 cult for the authorities te’. counter,” conceded a senior: |. _ prison official 0 The four hunger strikers _ have vowed they will not eat ‘voluntarily until British sa ., thorities agree to transfer ., hem to @ prison or intern “ment camp. in their native - Ulster (the siz British. controlled provinces. of Northern freland). Four oth- er IRA men convicted with =them op the same bombing _Y charges are eating voluntar- ity in. other Britishjalls.. Britain is one at the few ** countries ic on. force ceedieg prisoners on hungér strike. The officlal |. viewpoint {s that the Home }: - Office (the government min- istry responsible for pris- _ ons) {s also responsible for . the physical well-being of : the inmates and sees its duty ‘ under’ the law. to ' force-feed if necessary, rath- z ' 7