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ALL IMFORMATION CONTAINED
FD-350 (Rev. 10-19-77)
HEREIN IS UMCLASSIFIED
DATE 02-24-2011 BY 60322 UC/LP/PLJ/JCF
IRISH AID EFFORTS
IN U.S. STILL STRONG
Group Linked to I.R.A: Reports
Heavy Doniations: Despitep
End of Hunger Strikes
(Indicate page,name of
newspaper, city and state.)
Ny Times
pA- l1
Several Noraid officiaishave Been'ar
Supportfor the Irish republican caine
in..the United. States has remained
conspiring to shipweapons:toNorthern
strong since the hunger strike in Nort!
Ireland:In 1977 Danlef Cahialaneand
ern Ireland.ended,accordinig to anof
Neil Byrne,both onicers of Noraid
cial:ofa'NewYork-based organization
weregentencedtoonieyearprison terms
that the Justice Departmentsaysis.an
after.being.convicted of.conspiracy and
agent oftheIrishRepubhcan Army's
illegal.export tion of arms.On.Oct1
Pravisional wing.
Michael Flannery.a Noraiddirector,
Martin Galvinpubicity. director. of
was arrestedor charges of conspiring to
the IrishNorthernAidCommittee,said
ship arms to.heIRA. Next,to Mr!
inarecent interyjew that.the organiza-
Flannery'sname on.Noraid letterheads
tion-hadopenedlo chapters around the
is.that of Joe.Cahill,who was convicted
in Ireland in 1973 of gunrunning and be.
for the republicarr aim for a free and in
longing to the I.R.A.Provisional wing.
dependenMIreland."
The most direct challenge.to Noraid's
position thatit-raises oniy relief money
are on a completely new plateau, Mr..
is the.Justice Department's effort to
Galvin said,referring to the British.
force.the organization to register under
Prime Minister. He said. the. seven
the Foreign Agents Registration Actas
month hunger strike at Maze Prison out
anagent of the Provisionals;
side Belfast,whichendedOct.3after10
Although Noraid hasbeen registered
Inmates had:died,had focused interha-
as anagentof the Northern Afd Commit-
tionalattention-on'the colonial actions
tee in Beifast since 1971,the Justice De
of the British occupation army” in
partment said in 1977 that Noraidhad
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Northern Ireland.
failed to.supply sufficientinformation
In thefirst half of thisyearthe group
under the:registration act's rules and
Edition:
known as Noraid, raised $250;000,or
that.it did·notidentify itseif-as the for-
more than.twice as.much as.in.the same.
eign.principal of the Provisionals.A
period last year,before the.hunger
JusticeDepartment:officialinvolved in
strike: Mr. Galvin, who is.an.assistant
the.case said Noraid had been unable to
Title:
district attorney in.the Bronx, said
supply.the address of the Northern Aid
donations so far in the secondhalf of the
Committee inBelfasti No canceled
year were also rurining. ahead of. the
checks.made:out.tq.the.committee ever.
period last year.
prisay 'sali preon t pareadde
Character:
I.R.A.Links Are Denied.
Judge Rules Against Group
or
The Irish and British Govermments
Asevidence,Justice Department law.
Classification
have condemned Noraid, saying it sup
yersoffered documents thatincluded an
undated flierwith a NorthernAid Com
Submitting Office:
portstheI.R.A..
Noraid officialsdeny that.the groupis
mitteeletterhead,signedbyJoeR Mar-
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linked to the I.R.A.and say.the.money if
tin.Active Service.Unit.3,Belfast.No.
sends.to.Northern Irelandgoes.onily.to.
Brigade_The flier said,Remengber
the Irish Northern Aid Committeeis.the
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support thefamiliesof imprisoned
1.R.A.members: Mr. Galvin. referred
only organizationinAmerica that sup
only 'to.the"republicancause,”saying
portstheProvisional I.R.A."
SARCED....
he could not speak for the I.R.A.But he
In May Federal JudgeCharles S.
Haight Jr.ruled in the-Attorney Gene
SIRIALIZED
didsay that“armed struggle isthe only
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recourse against:British Army.vio
al's.favor.to.require:the.commitfee.tp
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lenceandthat"morally we support the
provide more informationaboutitsal
struggle against Britishoccupation..
tivities,jncluding.documentationofi
FBI-IEWYORK
accounts.