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ALLINFORMATIONCONTAINEE
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DATE03-17-2011BY60322UC/LB/PLJ/C
SUtPORTEnS
ATTENTION ALL IRISH NORTHI
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risbNorthern Aid was formed 20 years ago with the sole
objective of raising money to support lrish Republican prisoners
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newspaper, city and state.)
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and their families through An Cumann'Cabhrach and Green
(lndicate page, name of
Cross as stated in our "Statement ofprinciples" at the formation
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Vol. Lxll,
Title: ATNTIO
NOlTHEeN
ofirtsh Northern Aid. Said "Statement of Principles" is printed
Submitting Office:
belo'w.
Classification:
Qver the years Irish Northern Aid has had growing success
Character:
in accomplishing its objectives. During the 20 year period, due
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to the efforts of the organization, u'nder the direction of its
Date:
or
Executive Committee and through the efforts of the dedicated,
loyal and untiring workers, the Irish Northern Aid Committee was
able to surmount an initial skepticism on the part of the general
public in respect to the true motives and purposes of this
organization. As a
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consequence of these
Original Statement of Principles
efforts, lrish Northern
.Irish. Northern Aid is an American based,
Aid has been able to
humanitarian organization which together with An
achieve a high level of
Cumann Cabhrach and Green Cross gives support to
credibility,
families of politica! prisoners and to prisoners'
comparable to any
welfare.All monies raised byIrishNorthern Aid are
distributed in weekly ,support packets. The amount is
other humanitarian
determined in accordance with the needs of each
organization.
family. lrish Northern Aid undertakes this activity
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As a result of a
recognizing that these prisoners are the most
meeting held in Dublin
extreme victims of British occupation in lreland.
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Irish Northern Aid promotes an American
in December 1988,
awareness of the nature of British rule in lreland.
between members of
The British hold six counties in order to exploit
the Republican
lreland as a colony. British rule is sustained by
Movement in Ireland
economic, political and social privilege conferred on
and members of the
one segment of lrish people in order to artificially
divide them from fellow lrishmen and from their
Irish Northern Aid
natural aspiration for an independent Irish nation.
Executive Committee,
it appears to us that
the organization is being steered in a direction towards politics
and away from its original humanitarian objectives.
In view of this, it appears to us that the newly constituted
and expanded National Executive of Irish Northern Aid is
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deviating from the ORlGINAL "Statement of Priniciples" on
which Irish Northern Aid was founded.

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