SF 1989 + NY office split · p.48

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nrry Adams: The leadership in Belfast sload s
SrCund syainst Pat O'sommall and ihis suppordera.
by Belfast, specially prepared for
publicly support the Noraid
the conference.The statement
leadership and the Republican
didn't mince its words. It-strongly
leadership in Ireland. It was
attacked the rumors that monies
madeclear thatfailure todo so
from Noraid were been used for
would resuit in their not being
anything other than traditional
re-admitted to the organiza-
purposes. The statement called for
tion.The letter restated the
unity and support for the Noraid
Belfast position. Anyone who
leadership and affirmed that No--
did not support the Republican
raid would continue to be the“sole
leadership had no place in
official solidarity organization of
Noraid.
the Republican movement."
After the conference it ap-
The statement also added that
peared that the Noraid leader-
Belfast had received more mioney
ship had the upper hand. Al-
from Noraid in the last four weeks
though O'Connell and his sup-
than it had in the previous four
porters had tried to cancel
months. It asked the membership
Noraid's annual banquet next
to allow time forthe new measures
January, that was a move that
to take effect. The alternative they
will probably serve to further
said was a descent into“factional-
isolate him and his close sup-
izm' and the disintegration‘of
porters. Whether they will
Noraid.
now form a new organization
Any thoughts that there was-a
and whatpolitical orientationit
move towardsRSF were dispelled
would have, is uncertain.'
AspecialthankstoParvoioneyarrujorr
whenit became clearthatno-one in
The next stage in the devel-
Mahon of Fast Copy (Breokline), Tommy Lally
the hall was, publicly at least, su-
opment of Noraid will come ar
ot Crystal Wfavel, johnCurran oi tne Soundof
porting Flannery's position.
a national conference which
Erin RadioShow and to all the bands andstaff,
Thedissidentswhoattendedthe
will take place after the annual
we would like to say... Thanks
conference did not call fora debate
banquet in January. The con-
aboutthecontentsoftheadvert
ference will, according to No-
John McClure & Jerry Quinn.
Instead they called for the removal
raid sources,“present a com-
IRISH VOICE,
of publicity directorMartin Galvin
prehensive financial report"
LAW OFFICES OF
and chairman Paul Murray. They
andparts oftheconferencewill
also calledforthereturn toIreland
be open to the press.
The next few months will
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of thefull-timeworkerfrom Sinn
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Fein.Apart from the advert signa-
probably tell whether the proj-
tories who attended,there seemed
ect hatched in Dublin in De-
to be little support for this pro-
cember 1988 will produce re-
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sults.It will also be clear
Murray made the executive's
whetherthe opposition to these
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changes has any real support in
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