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British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher extended an olive branch to leaders of Northern Ireland’s largely Protestant Unionist community, hoping to defuse growing tension and plans for a protest strike in the province Monday. After the London meeting, Unionist leaders appeared to draw back from a confrontation over the Anglo-Irish accord giving the Irish Republic a voice in Ulster affairs on behalf of minority Catholics. Britain responded favorably to a proposal by the Rev. Ian Paisley and other Unionists for a conference among the main Ulster parties to discuss limited home rule.
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