The British government last night (Tuesday) faced demands to publicly "admit" the extent of security force collusion with loyalist paramilitaries.
Fresh calls for full disclosure came after Sinn Féin published a 17-page document on collusion yesterday.
The dossier was handed to Taoiseach Bertie Ahern on Saturday and has also been delivered to the British government.
Sinn Féin has demanded the cessation of all British military intelligence operations in Northern Ireland and the disbandment of the Force Research Unit, now renamed the Joint Services Group.
Policing spokesman and north Belfast councillor Gerry Kelly said the document detailed the involvement of British intelligence agents and Special Branch "in the murder of citizens across the island".
"These agencies continue to operate and are intent on destabilising the peace process," he said.
"Sinn Féin has been highlighting these activities for years. These activities involve the manipulation, control and direction of loyalist death squads in the murder of citizens."
The dossier was submitted to both governments following a wave of new allegations over security force collusion with republican and loyalist paramilitaries.
Last week west Belfast builder Freddie Scappaticci denied claims that he was the IRA mole codenamed Stakeknife.
Mr Kelly described the allegations levelled against the veteran republican as "unsubstantiated" and hit out at Downing Street's failure to comment on the leaking of bugged telephone conversations between Martin McGuinness and senior government officials.
"The response of the British government has been predictable. They maintain their wall of silence, their obstruction of inquiries, their failure to disclose information, their destruction of evidence and their refusal to investigate," he added.
"The lid needs to be lifted and we need full disclosure. The people of Ireland are demanding the truth and the people of Britain (demand to know) what was done in their name."
Sinn Féin's document renewed its call for independent public inquiries into the murders of solicitors Pat Finucane in 1989, Rosemary Nelson in 1999, and Portadown Catholic Robert Hamill in 1997.
The party also demanded:
- Full disclosure of all relevant information by British Government departments and agencies relating to all collusion cases including that of Dublin and Monaghan bombings
- Full publication of Stevens report into collusion and Stalker/Sampson report into alleged RUC 'shoot-to-kill' policy
- Full implementation of Patten report on police reform
- Irish government to be granted full and proper disclose by their British counterparts on information "affecting the rights and welfare of Irish citizens and the defence of the peace process"
Sinn Féin's Alex Maskey, who has been targeted on a number of occasions by loyalist paramilitaries said an inquiry into collusion was only needed if the "British refuse to declare their hand".
"They (British) know what they were involved in and must come out and say it," he said.
"I have talked to loyalists and some of them are asking themselves 'how many of them manipulated over the years'.
"At this point, I don't think an inquiry is needed. An inquiry is needed when the British refuse to declare their hand."
