Legat names 1989 + White House 1990 · p.170

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Irish Americans
P. G
Denounce Haughey
(Continued.from Page One)
everywhere and urge them to t
the self esteem/of Irish people is
and women of good .conscience
continue, for nothing less than
at stake with eyery citizen surren-
dered in this fashion."
Unity Conferenice Statement
Gerry Coleman of the Irish
Amenican Unity Conference asked,
What hasiMr. Haughey gained
for the people of Ireland by hand-
ing over two more young Irishmen
to be devqured by the racial hat-
red and tyranny that awaits them
in British!courts?
"The frish American Unity
Conference is opposed to any
extradition arrangement that in-
stutionalizes delivering Irish men
and women into British jurisdic-
tion. Americans disgraced our-
selves -with our own extradition
treaty; how much more in dis-
grace
is the present Dublin
government after havingjust con-
summated this extradition deal.
with Britain?"
Attorney Paul O'Dwver termed
the extradition of Robert Russell
as" oufrageous.,""This man is being
extradited to Britain where on the
basis of our experience' with the
Birmingham 6 we know that he
does not have a ghost of a chance
of getting a faiy 'trial."
Mr.O'Dwyef is also a long time
suppporter of Eriends of Fianna
Fail.

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