IRA Part 2 of 7 · 61-7606 sect 6-12 · p.396
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61-7606 is the FBI’s old main file on the Irish Republican Army. 61 is the classification (treason / internal security in that era). 7606 is the case number. When the paper got too thick they bound it into sections. Joshua Smith’s 2015 release is seven PDFs covering sections 1–32, from 1939 into the early 1990s. A serial is one document inside a section (a letter, teletype, or clipping). The file list follows those PDFs, not the serial numbers.
The 2015 drop includes a second PDF with an embedded text layer for some parts (_text). Same pages as the scan; that copy is omitted from the file list. Word-level OCR differs and search may still hit both.
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61-7606 -2 4 b
December 17, 1943
ALL INFORMATION CONIAINED
CASSFIEL
RE:YRISH REPUBLICAK AFDY
HEREINIS
IWTERKAL SECURITY - I -
DATE12-30BY2S8ST31a8
MEFER S IS
Dear sir:
Sot out below for your information and assistanoe is certain information
furnisbed by the Departmnt oi State oonoerning Bobert Brennan, Kriah Kinister to
the Daited Statest
apron the State Department flle on Robart Branrmn, Irish Kinister to
Tashington, the following infornation waa obtained: In & lotter fron David
Oray, United States Iogation in Dubiin, datod June 26, 1942, it was reportod
by Qray that be entortainod Brennan on June 25, 1942. This @atartainment
'uwumeie fa puwtarr o uxnqax suooar'v sugmp pettnooo Aipesqnopun
*Gray reported that Brennm cocented on the fmprovement of conditions
in America and stated that 'American feeling toward Iraland had muoh iuproved
in the last few months.! Brennan stated during the wvening that he .had been
cordially received by President Roosevelt and was given & friendly reception
by.Under Secrotary of State kells.
sGray furtbor atatod that Brennan roported 1Anti-Irish foeling that was
provokod by Aiken'e riait had entirely pasaed sway.!. It was also stutod by
Brennan, 'Before Pearl. Harbor a gront majority of the 'American-Irish supportod
Irish neutrnlity, but after Pearl Harbor a sajority chunged their vicvs and
belioved that Ireland mhould anter the war.' Erennan was alao said to say,
IAfter about tro nonths this attitude began to wane and at presont most of then
were supporting 'the Irish position sgain,! Brennan was saia to say that there
Was mo enthusiasx for the war in the United Statos but there was a detcrmination
to win it.
"Oray oontinuod as follows: . ipdmund villiaus, the business manager of the
goverrrent paper the Irish Press, mho was chairman of the gorerrrent sugar board,
stated Erennan!o appointment was wecured by him as follows. Brennan as canager
of the Irish Free Pross was making a mess or things and thet ha, Willians, went
to Mr. de.Vilora and tola hin that ho" would have
to got Brennan out aod if possible
out of the ·oountry.!
xpron the biographical sketoh or Brennan it was detarmined that be was' born
n County Wexford, Ireland, July 22, 188l, and was oducated at Christian Brother
avin
Sohoole 4n fexford. He was a surveyor in the County of Hexford in 1909 cnd
.dd
illldater Prbu l909 to l916 was a Journalist. He participa ted in the yorising
cho1
sen
acy
ers
Elections of Sinn Fien. . Fron l920 to 1922 he was Secretary or the Dapartrent
rson
pf Extornpl Affairs and fron 193l to 1934 helped organize and was maie
adon
nford
business manager of the newspapor the Irish Press. 1
In 1934 he was
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DEC 27 Tna