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ALLINEORMATION CONTAINEL
HEREINISUNCLASSIEIED
Title: STAEHRp PRoN IRISH
DATE03-17-2011BY60322UC/LP/PLJ/VCF
NOETHERN AID NATIONAL
EXIECUTIU CONMIT
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Submitting Office:
ish Echo/Saturday,October7,1989
Statement from Irish Northern Aid
national executive committee
reached its 20th anniversary and
advertisement until after the
"Irish Northern Aid deeply re-
as Irish republicans escalate the
1-19G6./5y
meeting had taken place was
grets the decision by a small
fight forfreedom Irish Northern
also refused. Irish Northern Aid
group of members and former
Aidisdetermined.toescalate its
was founded to perform funda-
members to engage in a public
support activities in America by
mental tasks; one to raise money
1-19GC.1993
attackon theIrishRepublican
continuing to build an open and
for thefamilies.ofIrishpolitical
Movement and Irish Northern
democratic organization.
prisoners and, second, to ad-
Aid by means of a paid adver-
"The list of people in the ad-
vance the cause of Irish freedom
tisement.
vertisement includes a number
by publicizing the injustices of
"We are particularly saddened
of well-intentioned people who
British rule, thereby creating an
that these people have chosen to
have been misled. The names on
American awareness and'gener-
take such a course of action de-
thislist will undoubtedlybe
ating American political pres-
spite the specific written and
used by British propagandists to
sure upon the British to with-
verbal guarantees from Irish re-
undermine support for the de-
draw from Ireland.
publicanleaders.that their com-
"The Statement of Principles
pendents of prisoners and is, in
plaints are wholly groundless.
included in the advertisement
effect,an abandonment of the
Furthermore, the concerns that
(which were,in fact,drawn up
Irish Republican Movement,
have been expressed by these in-
in1979byMartinGalvin and
Irish Republican prisoners and ·
dividuals have alreadybeen an-
not 20 years ago as claimed),
Irish Northern Aid towhich they
swered at an open meeting of
fully incorporate the above
had given allegiance and ser-
members in theNewYorkMet-
tasks.
vice.
"The commitment of Irish
"Our disappointment at their
ropolitan areawhichwasheld in
September.Any remaining le-
Northern Aid to the families of
actions is matched by our reso-
gitimate fears were to be dis-
Irish political prisoners remains
lution to ensure that financial
cussed at an open meeting of the
undiminished. We are proud of
support to An Cumann Cab-
National Executive and the gen-
our continued ability tofulfil our
hrach and our overall efforts on
eral membershipwhichhasbeen
financial commitments and are
behalfof theIrishfreedom
scheduled for this Saturday, Oct.
equally proud of the pressure we
struggle will increase in the
7.
have generated upon the British
months and years ahead."
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"We are disappointed that
through our involvement in the
Thestatementwasmade:on
people who had agreed to such a
MacBride Principles, the visa
behalfoftheNationalExecutive
denial issue and otherpolitical
committee, by PalMurray
meeing decided to pre-empt
discussion by placing such an
campaigns, as well as our over-
(chairman) andMartin Galvin
advertisement in advance. In-
all publicity campaign.
(Public Relations Director.)
"As the struggle in Ireland has
deed, a request to postpone the
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