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British police consider `race' flashpoints

01 January 1991

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British police consider `race' flashpoints
artdoc July=1991

Before the outbreak of war, the Daily Telegraph reported
that `Chief Constables have drawn up plans to combat
outbreaks of unrest if hostilities in the Middle East led to
strained community relations in Britain'. The threat to
public order, according to the police, could `stem as much
from attacks on Muslims as from violent response to a war by
Islamic extremists'.
Possible flashpoints for conflict were Bradford,
London, Manchester and Birmingham. Mr. Paul Whitehouse,
deputy chief constable of West Yorkshire, believes that past
efforts to foster good community links, particularly during
the Rushdie affair, will assist efforts to maintain racial
calm. (Daily Telegraph 15.1.91)

IRR Police-Media Bulletin no 67. Institute of Race
Relations, 2-6 Leeke Street, London WC1X 9HS

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