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Irish Northern Aid Corimiftee
Judge found that had not fully identified its officers and otter groups acting for it; that it had not given the true address of its foreign principal; that it had 'not described properly its activities; and that it not prcvided an accurate accounting of its receipts and disbursements
Since 1970 , no less than ten officials or members of NORAID including Michael Flannery , have been charged with involvemert in illegally running arms to the Provisional Irish Republican Arhy During his trial Flannery admitted immigrating to the United States for express purpose of organizing support for the Flannery also admitted in open court that he supplied $17 000 in cask to PIRA arms procurer George Harrison, for the purchase of weaponsHowever Flarnery Harrison and three other defendants were acquitted of alí charges based upon a proposterous defense: that thought were wcrking for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) they they
Investigation to Date
Since its inception NORAID has 'claimed that the monies collected by it are sent: to An Cumman Cabhrach (ACC) in Dubiin Ireland. Ihat grcup was set up in 1953 to "elevitate hardships on Republican soners and their dependants _ pri
is also listed as a representative of NORAID Belfast:_ is an time In 1952 was coñvicted for his part in the ard eventually served seven years 1n that: crime In 1913 was convicted
Of [convictions he has been conti ncally denied a visa CC VISIt the United States _
However has entered the US illegally on several' occasions conduct fund raising tours and other PIRA related business.
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Judge found that had not fully identified its officers and otter groups acting for it; that it had not given the true address of its foreign principal; that it had 'not described properly its activities; and that it not prcvided an accurate accounting of its receipts and disbursements
Since 1970 , no less than ten officials or members of NORAID including Michael Flannery , have been charged with involvemert in illegally running arms to the Provisional Irish Republican Arhy During his trial Flannery admitted immigrating to the United States for express purpose of organizing support for the Flannery also admitted in open court that he supplied $17 000 in cask to PIRA arms procurer George Harrison, for the purchase of weaponsHowever Flarnery Harrison and three other defendants were acquitted of alí charges based upon a proposterous defense: that thought were wcrking for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) they they
Investigation to Date
Since its inception NORAID has 'claimed that the monies collected by it are sent: to An Cumman Cabhrach (ACC) in Dubiin Ireland. Ihat grcup was set up in 1953 to "elevitate hardships on Republican soners and their dependants _ pri
is also listed as a representative of NORAID Belfast:_ is an time In 1952 was coñvicted for his part in the ard eventually served seven years 1n that: crime In 1913 was convicted
Of [convictions he has been conti ncally denied a visa CC VISIt the United States _
However has entered the US illegally on several' occasions conduct fund raising tours and other PIRA related business.
b6
b7C