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1989 Noraid Belfast, Northern Ireland Tour August 5-14 , 1989
The tour then proceeded to Derrylin County Fermangh , to the Hotel MountviewAt this location some of the tour participants received lodging
The tour arrived in West Belfast , NI on August 12th where a large reception/demonstration was held at the Roddy McCorley Club_ In addition to the Noraid tour participants there were numerous unidentified individuals from France, Germany, the Middle East , Chile Spain and Nicaragua At this location numerous speeches were given by unidentified representatives from various organizations in addition to the PIRA Source reported that these speeches consisted mainly communist rhetoric anticapitalist and imperialist statements and anti-United States and anti-British sentiment Following the rally/demonstration at the Roddy McCorley Club a function was sponsored by the Prisoners Defense Fund in Andersontown Belfast Northern Ireland This function at the Prisoners Defense Fund was attended Noraid personnel and local residents of West Belfast The representatives from the other foreign countries/organizations were not in attendance only
Source reported that at the Roddy McCorley Cl ub many of the participants were reluctant to have their photographs obtained
On August 13th , a large parade was held in Wvest Belfast wherein the participants included the Noraid tour and representatives from all of the foreign countries/organizations that were in attendance at the neeting held on August 12 , 1989 at the Roddy McCorley Cl ub
THE EOLLOWING ARE GENERAL COMMENTS MADE BY THE SOURCE CONCERNING THE NORAID TOUR:
Source reported that the tour was extremely organized with the PSF maintaining a tight schedule of travel speeches_ demonstrations and selective sight-seeing Special emphasis was placed on showing the presence of British military forces throughout Northern Ireland along the ROI border Source reported that on several occasions while touring various "forts (British military outposts along ROI border) the same forts were shown from different directions The PSE tour guides present these times attempted to insinuate that these forts were different forts when in fact they were the sane forts that were viewed from different sides _
The tour then proceeded to Derrylin County Fermangh , to the Hotel MountviewAt this location some of the tour participants received lodging
The tour arrived in West Belfast , NI on August 12th where a large reception/demonstration was held at the Roddy McCorley Club_ In addition to the Noraid tour participants there were numerous unidentified individuals from France, Germany, the Middle East , Chile Spain and Nicaragua At this location numerous speeches were given by unidentified representatives from various organizations in addition to the PIRA Source reported that these speeches consisted mainly communist rhetoric anticapitalist and imperialist statements and anti-United States and anti-British sentiment Following the rally/demonstration at the Roddy McCorley Club a function was sponsored by the Prisoners Defense Fund in Andersontown Belfast Northern Ireland This function at the Prisoners Defense Fund was attended Noraid personnel and local residents of West Belfast The representatives from the other foreign countries/organizations were not in attendance only
Source reported that at the Roddy McCorley Cl ub many of the participants were reluctant to have their photographs obtained
On August 13th , a large parade was held in Wvest Belfast wherein the participants included the Noraid tour and representatives from all of the foreign countries/organizations that were in attendance at the neeting held on August 12 , 1989 at the Roddy McCorley Cl ub
THE EOLLOWING ARE GENERAL COMMENTS MADE BY THE SOURCE CONCERNING THE NORAID TOUR:
Source reported that the tour was extremely organized with the PSF maintaining a tight schedule of travel speeches_ demonstrations and selective sight-seeing Special emphasis was placed on showing the presence of British military forces throughout Northern Ireland along the ROI border Source reported that on several occasions while touring various "forts (British military outposts along ROI border) the same forts were shown from different directions The PSE tour guides present these times attempted to insinuate that these forts were different forts when in fact they were the sane forts that were viewed from different sides _