Albany 199F-324 1985–87 · p.22
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AL 174C-471
TPD/sly
-1-
On the evening of December 4. 1985, a demonstration
protesting the performance of the band of Her Majesty's Royal
Marines and the Pipes, Drums and Dancers of the Argyll and
Sutherland Highlanders was held outside the RPI Field House on
the .evening of December 4, 1985. !
This demonstration, which was
adescribed as very.orderly, was,.sponsored in.solidarity by the x*
Irish-American:Unit
lother
frish-American
groups
areasrIrish-
Northern Aid Committee(NoRAID),was interviewed on January'7.
1986, and stated that it was his "strong conviction" that the
b6
British Army was responsible for the bomb threat which,resulted
b7c
in the cancellation of the band's performance.
cited
ao oe.
noted that the caller had a military background,
as military time (2loo hours) 'was referred. to in the bomb threat
cal1
stated that he had a friend with the New York State
Bureau of Criminal Investigation (Bcl) who- told him that the cailer
who made the bomb threat mentioned 2loo hours in the:call rather
noted that the RPl Field House holds approximately
5,0o0 people, and that·less than 2,0o0 were in attendance for the
performance of the Royal Marines Band, and that half of those
2,0oo .did not pay to get in.
further noted that the band was scheduied to
start performaning at 8 p.m., however, band members were not even
dressed when the bomb threat was received at approximately 7:45 p.m.
According to
band members were'standing behind the curtain
yet. dressed for their performance..
not
It
is
opinion that the'British Army
wa
responsible'for the bombthreat and that'their motivation was to
make NORAiD""look bad."
stated that"Albany was 'a logical
oa anp Kauow yonu 9so1 aou prnom Kaua .se 'stua op oa 9o51d
cancellation because so few people were in attendance at the concert.
b6
RPI Field House, was
b7c
contacted on January 7, i986, in order to confirm some of the
statements made by
stated that the total "house"
fortheperformanceof the
Royal Marines Band was approximately
3,0o0 people, and that in
estimate, approximately 2,500 of
these 3,0o0 people represented paid admissions.
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TPD/sly
-1-
On the evening of December 4. 1985, a demonstration
protesting the performance of the band of Her Majesty's Royal
Marines and the Pipes, Drums and Dancers of the Argyll and
Sutherland Highlanders was held outside the RPI Field House on
the .evening of December 4, 1985. !
This demonstration, which was
adescribed as very.orderly, was,.sponsored in.solidarity by the x*
Irish-American:Unit
lother
frish-American
groups
areasrIrish-
Northern Aid Committee(NoRAID),was interviewed on January'7.
1986, and stated that it was his "strong conviction" that the
b6
British Army was responsible for the bomb threat which,resulted
b7c
in the cancellation of the band's performance.
cited
ao oe.
noted that the caller had a military background,
as military time (2loo hours) 'was referred. to in the bomb threat
cal1
stated that he had a friend with the New York State
Bureau of Criminal Investigation (Bcl) who- told him that the cailer
who made the bomb threat mentioned 2loo hours in the:call rather
noted that the RPl Field House holds approximately
5,0o0 people, and that·less than 2,0o0 were in attendance for the
performance of the Royal Marines Band, and that half of those
2,0oo .did not pay to get in.
further noted that the band was scheduied to
start performaning at 8 p.m., however, band members were not even
dressed when the bomb threat was received at approximately 7:45 p.m.
According to
band members were'standing behind the curtain
yet. dressed for their performance..
not
It
is
opinion that the'British Army
wa
responsible'for the bombthreat and that'their motivation was to
make NORAiD""look bad."
stated that"Albany was 'a logical
oa anp Kauow yonu 9so1 aou prnom Kaua .se 'stua op oa 9o51d
cancellation because so few people were in attendance at the concert.
b6
RPI Field House, was
b7c
contacted on January 7, i986, in order to confirm some of the
statements made by
stated that the total "house"
fortheperformanceof the
Royal Marines Band was approximately
3,0o0 people, and that in
estimate, approximately 2,500 of
these 3,0o0 people represented paid admissions.
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