Revolutionary socialists in the Dublin area have faced a concerted campaign of harassment by members of the Special Branch, and Garda Sice. hana (police) in the last few weeks.
On Friday 29 March the Spevial Branch raided a flat in Dublin occupi ed by Fintan Vallely, a member of the People's Democracy. Fintan was arrested for being a member of an illegal organisation', and posters, envelopes, a handkerchief painted in Red Weekly 12 April 1974 Page B Long Kesh, personal diaries and papers were taken. However even the Dublin Specials could not rig up a case, and he was released.
Then on I April a member of the Revolutionary Marxist Group (Trish picked up and laken to a Garda Station, where ho was put in u cell and held for over two haurs Later another RMG member was stopped in his car and Red Weekly, 97 Caledonian Road, N.1.
In each cano the questioning was about the Politicul Prisonem Repatriation Committes, a local organisation active in Dun Laughairo, near Dublin. The PPRC recently held a successful public support, RMG, PD, und Provisional and Official Republicans aru involved.
The arbitrary nature of the laws against Rupublicans and their supporten in the Free State was indicated recently when a judes warned that possession of the pamphlet Frosdom Struggle by the Provisional IRA, ould be construed an evidener of membershen of an silen! organisation. Ho warned law abiding CHeers wild meet went to read about the views of the Republican Movancot, that if they had a copy they should burn it. by extending the bye-laws. Ernest Mandel, leading spokesman for the Fourth International and Marxist theoretician, will be touring Britain berween 22 and 28 April. He will be speaking on Europe in Revolt.
The following meetings have been arranged:
GLASGOW: Monday 22 April: McLellan Galleries, Sanchiehall St., 7.30 p.m LEEDS: Tuesday 23 April. Bukery Hall; off Tribute, Leeds Polytechnic, 7.30 p.m.
MANCHESTER: Weduesday 24 April Small Hall UMIST Students Union, 7,30 p.m BIRMINGHAM: Thursday 25 April Digbeth Civic Hall, 7.30 p.m.
Meetings are also to be held in the following towas. Time and place will be announced in Red Weekiy COLCHESTER: Friday 26 April. OXFORD: Saturday 27 April CANTERBURY: Sunday 28 April.
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Ernest Mandel to tour Britain