Detroit 199F-1790 / Chicago Murphy · p.117

Memorandum
SECRE
To
DECLASSIFICATION AUTHORITY DERIVED FROM:
b6
From
SA
FBI AUTOMATIC DECLASSIFICATIOM GUIDE
b7c
DATE 02-28-2011
Subject :
IRISH NORTHERN AID COMMITTEE
IT-NORAID
OO:NEW YORK
Entire communication is
glassified "secret"
On 4/3/84:
residence
Livonia, Michigan, was
contacted and provided the following
information:
b6
after being
asked if he was a member of NORAID,
b7c
stated that he was never a member because of his conservative
views toward the Government of
Ireland.
Presently:
said he_used to be
which no longer isfan active organization.
However,
he advised he continues to flobby through the American League
with a hope of pressuring fhe U.S. Congress to cause Britain
to change its views toward Northern Ireland.
When questioned
as to his views pertaining to the NORAID
Organization,l
he responded by stating he never heard of NoRAID
raising money to support§the IRA or terrorism, but money was
being raised in America for political prisoners' dependents.
said there was no clearf evidence available that he was aware
of to support this.
He
did, however, agree and admitted that
members of the NoRAiD Organization have been arrested for ,gun
smuggling that did not represent the organization per se.
b6
b7c
stated that he is attempting to organize a
Chapter
ofthe
"Irish-American Unity Conference" in Detroit.
He said
is the
with its
headquarters at 571 Spencer Lane, San Antonio,
Texas.
The main
function of this organization according to
is to support
Iobbyist.
Classified By
199F-1798-27
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