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D165919553 page 115

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Re: NORAID

August 7 1985

Source advised that on Wednesday _ August 7 , 1985 , source bus picked up two Norwegians at Carrickmore or Gulladuff a male and female who accompanied source group for the better part of the day Source thought that the female nane might be

She gave her name to the NORAID tour leader but her was not clear _ She is described as a white female age with dark brown hair The Norwegian male is described as age 6 feet, stocky build, with dark brown hair_ Source that the Norwegians stated that they wanted to Start an Irish Northern Aid Committee (INAC) in Norway _ After the Norwegians boarded the bus _ the contingent proceeded to Derry for a at the housing situation_

Auqust 8 1985

Source stated that on Ihursday August 8 1985 , in Derry' source group attended a funeral for Charles Engíish, a former IRA member Afterwards there was a workshop on prisons and strip searches .

August 9 ; 1985

On this date, source advised, the NORAID contingent travelled to South Derry and stopped at a few small towns -

Auqust 10 1985

Source advised that on this Saturday , source group left South Derry and returned to Belfast. day ,

Auqust 11 1985

A major march and rally took place on this date, Sunday , by NORAID _ Source advised that some Americans were "hassled" by the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC)

August 1985

On Monday , tour members took a walking tour of Belfast.

Other_ Comments

Source advised that approximately twenty persons , who were scheduled to go on the tour failed to show up -

At least one dozen or more people on the trip had made the NORAID tour before

The largest delegations were New York , New Jersey, Massachusetts , California and perhaps Illinois_

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