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concluded at 4:l5 p.m., Hithout incidents or arrests.
Literature disseninated by the James Larkin: Irish
Republican Ciub reflected its address to be at
243 Sydney Street, Philadelphia, Pa:, l9ii9.
On,August 19,. 1973,. Inspector
of the' PHPD
advised that the James Larkin Irish Republican Club. held
their rally and denonstration at JFk Piaza, Philadelphia.
which comnenced at 3:z5 p.a.. on that date and iacluded
approximately 6o individuals: According.to Inspector
tha daronatnatian was called to protest the iuprisonment of
for refusal to tcstify before a
United States Grand Jury Currently sitting in Philadelphia.
There were no incidents or arrests.
On August 20, 1973
Assistant United States Attolmsy (AusAy, aaviscd that the
office of thc United States Attorney (usA), for the':
Eastern District of Pennsylvania (EDPA), had rcceived
five printed postcards addressed to the usA urging
hin to
stop political use of fcderal, grand juries to in-.
on the botton of the postcard indicated that labor vias
donated by the James Larkin Ixish Ropublican.Ciubi.
was found in contenpt of tho.
United States District Court for the EDPA on
July 25, 1973, and remanded to the Borks County Jai1
for his refucal to-testify before a United States Grand
Jury in Philadelphia,aften being granted inmunitv in
Conneationwitbaanandiuuyirariar
On August 20, l973, the. Civil-Disobediende Unit
of the PHpD advised that the Jamoo Larkin Iriah Ra-
publican Club advised the departnent that they wouid conduct
a demonstration fron noon, August 24, 1973, to 4r30 pm.,
August 25,. 1973, in front of he buiiding housing the
British Consulate at l2 South l2th Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
The. purposc of the demonstration was indicatad as an
atteapt to publioize alleged British Ereachory in Ireland
and protesting against United States harassment of Irish
patriots.
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