Flannery / Cumann na Saoirse 1988 · p.28
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Irish Northern Aid Committee, aka
Noraid, aka INAC
SECR
PSF*and *the PIRA.
While it has been documented on numerous
occasions that at least some of the monies from Noraid are
utilized to obtain weapons and arms for the PIRA to date the
amounts and direct evidentiary information to this extent. have
not occurred. With the change in Noraid leadership the
possibility exists that more overt activities, i.e.' fund raising
activities and functions, could be more prone and/or directed
towards the specific purposes of arms procurement.
In those instances detailed above it can logically be
interpreted that substantial fund raising activities other than
those reported above have been conducted.
These activites are
not only conducted utilizing the Noraid banner but also
utilizing several other names of organizations for "front"
purposes. It is also widely known that one method of fund
raising is the utilization of donation buckets in the various and
numerous Irish pubs and restaurants located throughout the New
York Metropolitan area and in strong Irish areas such as Chicago.
Boston, and Philadelphia.
The exact amounts collected in this
matter are unknown.
It has also been documented that one method that Noraid
utilizes to send funds to. Pse is through the courier system.
This method also negates logical and normal investigative
techniques through banking records and transactions.
Objectives:
To attempt to determine Noraid's assistance, both
suodeam bututeaqo ui vaia aua oa 'asim aaoadns pue Xtteioueu1y
and/or explosives.
To monitor Noraid activities as they pertain to the as
assistance of PIRA members in the United States illegally.
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Noraid, aka INAC
SECR
PSF*and *the PIRA.
While it has been documented on numerous
occasions that at least some of the monies from Noraid are
utilized to obtain weapons and arms for the PIRA to date the
amounts and direct evidentiary information to this extent. have
not occurred. With the change in Noraid leadership the
possibility exists that more overt activities, i.e.' fund raising
activities and functions, could be more prone and/or directed
towards the specific purposes of arms procurement.
In those instances detailed above it can logically be
interpreted that substantial fund raising activities other than
those reported above have been conducted.
These activites are
not only conducted utilizing the Noraid banner but also
utilizing several other names of organizations for "front"
purposes. It is also widely known that one method of fund
raising is the utilization of donation buckets in the various and
numerous Irish pubs and restaurants located throughout the New
York Metropolitan area and in strong Irish areas such as Chicago.
Boston, and Philadelphia.
The exact amounts collected in this
matter are unknown.
It has also been documented that one method that Noraid
utilizes to send funds to. Pse is through the courier system.
This method also negates logical and normal investigative
techniques through banking records and transactions.
Objectives:
To attempt to determine Noraid's assistance, both
suodeam bututeaqo ui vaia aua oa 'asim aaoadns pue Xtteioueu1y
and/or explosives.
To monitor Noraid activities as they pertain to the as
assistance of PIRA members in the United States illegally.
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