FARA non-file + Knights 1990 · p.11

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ago." Paul O'Dwyer told the a White House brirfing" and to
Character:
groupthathe.hadenjoyedhours
make it clear to President Bush
or
and hours of briefings in the past
that we expect him to“show the
Classification:
and wasn't disappointed at hav-
Submitting Office:
courage of so many other world
ing just missed another briefing.
leaders today to meet and talk
but that this walkout “was the
withoutfearwiththeirown
Indexing:
best several hundreddollars in
citizens."
planefare that I have spent in the
In reaction to the refusal to
past several years.""
allow the Irish Northern Aid
members to attend themeeting
Kathleen Holmes, President
Martin Galvin. National Publicity
of the American Irish Congress, said.
Director of Irish Northern Aid
"I took a look at the package that
said:"It is outrageous that the Bush
they had prepared for us before I
administration would inviteIrish
left nothing but a big photo of the
leaders from around the country
President and some ‘thousand
to engage in an exchange of views
points of light nonsense. We
about the struggle in Ireland and
came to discuss the conflict in
then toseektodictate totheIrish
IrelandandAmericanduplicity
communitythoseviews which
in it and they have.brochures and
can be heard.
puff pieces prepared for us. It just
"There has long been. a cen-
shows the contempt they hold
sorship bv visa denial policy to
for us.".
exclude prominent republican
representatives such as Gerry
PEC'sJohnFinucane stressed
Adams MP from coming to the
the implications of this insult by
United States and advocatingthe
the President, not only as it con-
case for Irish national freedom
cernsIrishAmerican affairs,but
to the American people. The
that"American men and women
Bush administration is now ex-
rough' and died to preserve our
tending that censorship policy to
freedoms of speech andassocia-
American citizens who oppose
tion. The patriotism of the men
British rule in Ireland.
and women ofthe CouncilofPre-
“Irish Northern Aid com-
sidents is
unquestionable.""
mends the other leaders who
"This is as much. if not more. an
demonstrated unity by refusing.
American issue than an Irish issue,
to continue withthemeetingfrom
he added.
whichIrish leaders were excluded
AOHPresident Coogancalled
This unity amongst Irish-American
upon all Irish to express their out-
organizationswhich the Bush
rage"that prejudice and ignorance
administration saw at first hand
could keep such a distinguished
will continuetobe a-factor prom-
group of American citizens from
Oting Irish reunification."
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