 A <unk> that included <unk> <unk> met senior army officers and told them that the army would not be allowed in until certain demands were met , including the <unk> of the <unk> , the disbandment of the B @-@ <unk> and the abolition of <unk> ( the Parliament and Government of Northern Ireland ) . The officers agreed that neither troops nor police would enter the <unk> and <unk> districts . A ' peace corps ' was formed to maintain law and order . When the British Home Secretary , Jim <unk> , visited Northern Ireland and announced his intention to visit the <unk> on 28 August , he was told that he would not be allowed to bring either police or soldiers with him . <unk> agreed . <unk> by members of the Defence Committee , he was " swept along by a <unk> crowd of thousands " up <unk> Street and into <unk> Road , where he " took refuge " in a local house , and later addressed crowds from an upstairs window . In preparation for <unk> 's visit the " Free Derry " wall was painted white and the " You are now entering Free Derry " sign was professionally re @-@ painted in black <unk> . 
