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In the end the Proves got exactly the opposite of what they wanted: a full-scale search-and-seizure operation, followed by continuous army patrolling of Catholic strongholds. Through such measures, Whitelaw hopes to reduce the level of violence (which last week claimed seven more lives and included twelve more bombings). To reinforce its new policy, the British government sent an additional 4,000 troops to Northern Ireland, boosting its total force there to a record 21,000. Their first mission may well be an attack on I.R.A. sanctuaries in Londonderry's Creggan and Bogside districts.