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From: "Merle, Linda" <>
Subject: RE: A few words, fewer acronyms
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 1997 18:27:23 -0700


Hi Alma, well put!!! Now the list needs a vocabulary list as well as a
FAQ.

RIC = Royal Irish Constabulary (the police before Irish independence)
RUC = Royal Ulster Constabulary (the NI post separation police
force)
NI = Ulster (Northern Ireland -- though Donegal is farther
north)
Kew PRO= The Public Records Office in Kew which is in England )
PRONI = Public Records Office of Northern Ireland (as
opposed to Kew)

I don't know RCMP or REC!!!

Linda Merle

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>As a newcomer to the list, I'm ready to rejoice in the knowledge that old RIC
>records may be recalled at Kew PRO and microfilms await on the racks in
>PRONI, and that RUC recalls the noble history of the RIC, but I have no idea
>what those initials stand for. Alert the RCMP: I've had an acronymic REC.
>
>Alma
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