Irish Republican Army Part 01 · p.442

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1984.
Section1--25
Chicago Tribune,Sunday,Decemt
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descent,the'U.s.became the·chiefthatit.is.almostimpossiblet
`tracedto'the'U.S.,'said'Paul.
fareorganizationin-Dublin,AGC
Durham,chief of firearms.enforce
gives themoney.toa,charity.called
Green Crossfor.distribution-to.thei!
hol,TobaccoandFirearms.
familiesofIRAprisonersinNorth
The Royal:Ulster Constabulary;
ern Ireland.Green:Cross.iis~noti
Murders
by the IRA.
In which guns
weapons..Since 1971,authorities.
could be traced
have traced the weapons used in407Flannery，Noraidsounder;pen
murders attributed to the IRA，and.1ybacks theIRA's armedistruggle
Total killings
365of.those guns.weremadein.the、but theretired insurance supervisor
deniedthatNoraidmoney'buys
U.S.,.accordingtopolice:figures
weapons.He said the proof is.in the
American
FBI'sfailure to'shut? down.the.
weapons used
50
I never for.a.moment thoughtt
police.and,intelligence sources,con
that"Imight.be'clever enough"to”
40
tend
foolthe.peopleof theintelligence
The charge.hasneveribeen
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servicesofBritain，Dublin·and.tlle
proved, but Noraid's IRA connec-
United States,Flahnery.said-last
30
tionhas been-evident:sinceits
week"in’thelivingroortof:his"
foundingin1970byMichaelFlan-
modestQueenshome*if·wewere
nery,who.came to theU.S.in 1927
running guns,'theywould'have
after fighting for theIRA,a decade
.caughtuslong·ago.
earlier, in Ireland. !
心
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man in an-alleged·conspiracyto
1979
08.
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82
83
84°
Noraid letter dated 0ct.27,1971.,A
shipthe IRA an,arsenal thatn
Through Nov.16
Source:RoyalUister,Constabulary
Army..tocollect·money fortheir.
ATHIS TRIAL,FIanneryad
mitted providing $16,800-jnoash to
mentlawyerBrianAhearnconvince.
acquittedwhena federaljury.in
istration Act.'
:contention·that they.thought thoyi
The·order was the strongest.link
wereworkingwithtacit'approvaLof
ithe CIA.No evidence:linking.the
establishedbyauthoritiesbetween
the IRA and Noraid, but Ahearn
CIA to the operation.was.presented
FB1/00J
acknowledged in court documents