Irish Republican Army Part 01 · p.281

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PH 97-324
On November 11, 1974: PH T-1 advised that
TONY HEFFERNAN was the principal speaker at a 'meeting
held at the University of Pennsylvania on November 1. 1974.
under the sponsorship of the Penn Forum for Social Change
and the JLIRC,. telephone number 467-2806:
PH T-2 advised that telephone number 467-2806
is listed to
Philadelphia.
Pa.
On December 2, 1974.. PH T-1 advised that RITA
COcKERILL was present at thisi meeting and has been active
in the affairs of the JLIRc ih the past.
On November 30 and December 1. 1974, Specia1
Agents of the FBl observed pickets outside "rhe Spectrum"
prior to the performance of the Welsh Guards and the
Argyll and Southern Highlanders.. During the demonstration,
leaflets were handed out captioned "Welsh' Guards are NOT
Welcome" and identified the JLIRc as a support group of
the Republican movement.
The leaflet indicated that more
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17339, Philadelphia, Pa.
On Degember 2, 1974, PH T-3 advised that.
had been opened by
on
October 10, 1974, on beha1f of the JLIRC,
Philadelphia, Pa.
On December 23, 1974, PH T-1 advised that on
Sunday, December 1, 1974, approximately 16. members. of the
JLrRC joined up with 45 members of the Irish Northern Aid
Committee to jointly protest the appearance, of the Welsh
Guards and the Argyil and Southern Highlanders who were
performing at the Spectrum.
The Larkin group, led by
protested the troatment of Irishmen who were
being held. in British prisons without trial inasmuch as
all civil rights had recentiy been suspended as a result
of terrorism in Ireland anal England.
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