Irish Republican Army Part 02 · p.28

Irish Northern Aid Committee, aka
Noraid, aka INAC
SECE
PSFand the PIRA.While it has been documented on numerous
occasions that at least some of the monies from Noraid are
utilized to obtain weapons and arms for the PIRA to date the
amounts and direct evidentiary information to this extent.have
not occurred. With the change in Noraid leadership the
possibility exists that more overt activities, i.e.' fund raising
activities and functions, could be more prone and/or directed
towards the specific purposes of arms procurement.
In those instances detailed above it can logically be
interpreted that substantial fund raising activities other than
those reported above have been conducted.T
These activitesare
not only conducted utilizing the Noraid banner but also
utilizing several other names of organizations for "front"
purposes.It is also widely known that one method of fund
：
raising is the utilization of donation buckets in the various and
numerous Irish pubs and restaurants located throughout the New
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Boston, and Philadelphia.
The exact amounts collected in this
matter are unknown.
utilizes to. send funds to.Pse is through the courier system.
This -method also negates logical and normal investigative
technigues through banking. records and transactions.
Objectives:
To attempt to determine Noraid's assistance, both
financially and support wise, to the PIRA in obtaining weapons
and/or explosives.
To monitor Noraidactivities as they pertain to the as
assistance of PIRA members in the United States illegally.
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