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-On April 26, 1985,
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JUSTICE FOR.IRELAND'COMMITTEE-and the IRISH AMERICAN UNITY
CONFERENCE helda meeting on April 25, 1985: This meeting,
which'was also sponsored by. NORAID, was' held at' ST. ANDREW!
'HALL, Detroit.·"Guest 'speaker was MICHAEL FARRELL, Author
. of the political history classic. "NORTHERN. IRELAND:
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. ORANGE STATE."" FARRELL's book i's now recOgnized as'the.
political history classic ·on: Northern. Ireland.: .The book,
according to source, shows how Unionist' leaders, armed
and financed by Britain, established their state and cowed
the minority into·submission; how they created a system
based on Protestant .privilege.
FARRELL, according .to source.,
MOVEMENT in the.1970s: :"
FARRELL.was jailed and interned.
for his political :activities.
FARRELL. currently,.works:as'a journalist in, Dublin'.
FARRELL. stated .at' the meeting that.Irish. opinion
in. both'the Republic and Northern Ireland are turning in.
favor of.the IRA. FARRELL mentioned that the Supergrasses
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FARRELL also said:that the American; news media
only report' the yiolent'activities in: Northern Ireland.
without analysis and proper explanation. English.officials
find it hard :to get evidence against.the IRA. because there
is' a silent :approval of their objectives: .:
FARRELL: a1so wished for' people in this
country
to. protest the case"of. plastic, bullets.
DAN O'ROURKE, President of NORAID,'Detroit -Chapt
ihtroduced MICHAEL FARRELL..
The.following. individual:
were -in' attendance
DAN'O'ROURKE
BLAIR MC GOWAN
MARY KERR.::
JAN PHELAN
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DAN O'KENNEDY
MIKE KERWIN
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ALEC MARRON
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others:notlnow
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