Irish Republican Army Part 01 · p.99

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SEAMAS O TUATHAIL, ALSO KNOVN AS
Seamus_Otuathail
O TUATHAIL spcke for approximately 50 minutes on
the history and background of the Irish Republican Move-
ment and described instances of alleged British repres-
sion in Northern Ireland at the present time. O TUATHAIL
the case of the "Fort Worth 5".
He was also critical of
the Provisional Movement of the I.R.A. and high in his
praise of the Official group of the I.R.A.
O TUATHAIL made no direct appeal for funds;
however, an individual in the auditorium made a special
collection for relief of the Irish refugees.
O TUATHAIL indicated that he was in. the United
States as part of a North America tour and planned to visit
Chicago, Iil., Quebec, Montreal, and unidentified sections
of Canada 'with heavy Irish popuiations and subsequently
visit the major cities on the west coast of the United
States from the Canadian border to Mexico.
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"The-souree "further advised that the group was com-
prised-mostly of young nales with a sprinkling of neighbor-
individual identified at the meeting wasl
a
former Philadelphia, Pa.,
who has been the champion Of the Irish Republican cause in
the Philadelphia, Pa., area.
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Source iden'tified a. photograph of
as being one of the individuals who helped in the organiza-
tion of the speech.
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On May 23. 1972, a soeond source advised that
was a self-employed, nonsalaried
of the Philadelphia Free Press (FREEP), formerly
known as the Temple Free Press. The Philadelphia
Free Press is now defunct.
Since the fall of 196l,
has been devoting
all of his time to the'advancement of the Revolutionary
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