On the streets of Derry, there is confusion as British soldiers take up position. Mike Burns gets the reactions of Eamonn McCann and Eddie McAteer.

Eamonn McCann says that he is never happy to see the British Army but at the moment he has no idea why they are in Derry.

Eddie McAteer says "I don't like British troops but they're better than the Specials". Eddie McAteer is trying to hold back the nationalist Catholics who are chanting "No British troops here. We want the Irish Army here".

RTÉ News reports on the arrival of British troops in Derry broadcast on 14 August 1969.

The accompanying image is from a RTÉ Television news report from 14 August 1969, and shows British Troops on the Bogside in Derry.

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