▁B elf ast ▁and ▁Lar ne , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁roads ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁towns ▁of ▁B ally c lare , ▁B ally men a , ▁and ▁Glen arm ▁amongst ▁others . ▁The ▁men ▁at ▁these ▁pick ets ▁were ▁to ▁give ▁directions ▁to ▁any ▁who ▁needed ▁them ▁and ▁were ▁provided ▁with ▁reserve ▁supplies ▁of ▁pet rol ▁and ▁tools ▁for ▁repair ing ▁any ▁vehicle ▁that ▁had ▁problems . ▁In ▁Lar ne , ▁U VF ▁members ▁we aring ▁arm lets ▁stood ▁" in ▁line ▁silent ▁as ▁soldiers ▁on ▁para de ", ▁and ▁man ned ▁cord ons ▁that ▁blocked ▁the ▁roads , ▁prevent ing ▁vehicles ▁without ▁a ▁special ▁permit ▁from ▁entering ▁or ▁depart ing ▁Lar ne . ▁ ▁Captain ▁James ▁Craig ▁took ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁operations ▁in ▁Bang or , ▁with ▁Ada ir ▁taking ▁command ▁in ▁Lar ne . ▁Sir ▁George ▁Richard son , ▁overall ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁U VF , ▁remained ▁in ▁B elf ast ▁on ▁the ▁night ▁of ▁the ▁land ings ▁and ▁was ▁kept ▁fully ▁informed ▁of ▁proceed ings ▁by ▁dispatch - rid ers . ▁ ▁Ho ax ▁and ▁real ▁land ings ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁date ▁for ▁the ▁U VF ▁Motor ▁Corps ▁" test " ▁operation , ▁a ▁de co y ▁ship , ▁the ▁tr amp ▁ste amer ▁SS ▁Bal mer ino , ▁was ▁ ▁dispatch ed ▁into ▁B elf ast ▁L ough ▁as ▁a ▁de co y ▁to ▁attract ▁attention ▁from ▁authorities , ▁to ▁investigate ▁it ▁for ▁sm ugg led ▁arm aments , ▁in ▁what ▁the ▁U VF ▁leadership ▁called ▁the ▁Ho