Mr
Orde said it was time to draw a line under inquiries into controversial killings he claimed was tying up resources.
At a special thanksgiving service at St Anne's Cathedral in Belfast, Mr
Orde said he hoped everyone would eventually get behind the police.
His expertise in corporate finance and his exceptional management skills proved to be critical elements to the success of Yemin
Orde's fundraising efforts during his tenure as campaign manager.
But Mr
Orde demanded a reply and said: "I believe that, despite what your article attempted to portray, we have the confidence of the community and the ability to deliver a first class policing service."
Judge
Orde lives in Chollerton, Northumberland, while nearby Hexham was the home of the Edward Rotherham, the flag captain of Collingwood's ship at Trafalgar, the 100-gun Royal Sovereign.
Sinn Fein denied the Provos were involved and said
Orde's comments were politically motivated.
Orde said that dissidents posed a very real danger to the peace.
Ahead of that meeting, Mr Adams criticised Mr
Orde's apology.
Friends of Yemin
Orde's primary partner, the Government of Israel, provides funding for 70 percent of the Village's operating expenses.
Mr
Orde is believed to have proposed his annual pounds 100,000 pension should be reduced to pounds 80,000.
But Sinn Fein deputy leader Martin McGuinness said
Orde's comments were 'nothing more than politically biased allegations'.
As detectives questioned the suspects, Mr
Orde said: "This is a Provisional IRA operation."