File 2 - Birmingham Six and Guildford Four Cases

303pp

Material relating to the Birmingham Six and the Guildford Four Cases including correspondence, case documents (legal) and research material. It includes photocopies of transcript from Dáil Éireann, 30/10/1985, 05/11/1985, 06/02/1986, 12/03/1986, 04/06/1986, 24/06/1986, 09/07/1986; letters from The Birmingham Six Committee to Mary Robinson (MR) in relation to public meeting on 18th June, asking her to chair (07/07/1986), and thanking her and apologising for change of speakers (21/06/1986); press release from West Midlands Prevention of Terrorism Act Research and Welfare Association, about the setting up of an office in Birmingham to monitor the effects of the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) on population and noting that between 1977 and 1984, 1/2 million people, mainly Irish, had been stopped, searched and checked under the act, [198?]; typed document "The Birmingham Six" and cover letter to MR from David Barry, Anglo-Irish Section, Department of Foreign Affairs 09-10/06/1986; letter from Joseph Colgan, solicitor, The Birmingham Six Committee to MR asking her to be chairperson for public meeting at Mansion House, 16/10/1986, (03/10/1986); letter from ER Smalley to MR in relation to British Home Secretary ordering an enquiry into the Guildford Four case, 10/10/1986; "Justice for the Birmingham Six" flyer for Birmingham Six public meeting, Mansion House, 16/10/1986 with notation and listing MR as chair; typed document "The Birmingham Six", Paul Gunning, Anglo-Irish Division, Department of Foreign Affairs, October 1986, with notation; typed document "Mrs Annie Maguire, Giuseppe Conlon et al", Anglo-Irish Division, Department of Foreign Affairs, October 1986, with notation; typed document "Guildford and Woolwich Bombings", Paul Gunning, Anglo-Irish Division, Department of Foreign Affairs, October 1986, with notation; correspondence between Ros Franey, Grant McKee and Mandy Hill, Yorkshire Television and MR in relation to interview she did in Leeds for programme "Beyond Reasonable Doubt" [which aired on Channel 4 on 16/11/1986] which includes copy of Mr Justice Donaldson's judgement in the original Guildford Trial, copy of the appeal court judgement delivered by Lord Roskill?, and airline and hotel receipts 21/10/1986-07/11/1986; letter from Nuala Kelly, ICPO inviting Senator MR to meeting of all those working on the cases of Maguire Seven, the Birmingham Six and the Guildford Four, 19/11/1986; letter from Maire Griffin, Secretary, Birmingham Six Committee to membership enclosing copy of letter received by Paddy Joe Hill, one of the Birmingham Six, 26/08/1987; circular (28/11/1987) to membership from Birmingham Six Committee re public meeting "the British System of Justice" taking place in Dublin on 01/12/1987; circular from Irish Prisoners Support Group, London to membership updating on unsuccessful verdict in Birmingham Six Appeal and asking for more lobbying, 30/01/1988; letter from Nuala Kelly, ICPO to MR in relation to case of Patick McLaughlin, arrested and charged under the PTA in 1985, with copy of letter from his mother, Mrs Rose McLaughlin (03/02/1988); letter from Nuala Kelly, ICPO, to MR welcoming recent motions tabled by the Labour party in the Dáil but requesting single motion from all parties, 09/05/1988; letter from Maire Griffin, The Birmingham Six Committee in relation to fund-raising events, 19/05/1988; press release re launch of book "Time Bomb" on the Guildford bombing case, in Dublin on 30th September 1986 which resulted from years of research initially begun for a Yorkshire Television Documentary, 26/09/1988; flyers relating to Guildford Four Appeal and Free The Guildford Four/Maguire Seven Relatives Campaign (Errol Smalley), [1988?]; letter from The Birmingham Six Committee (02/02/1989) requesting MR chair Public Meeting to be held on 17th February, and two circulars to membership asking if they wanted to subscribe to have their signature added to advertisements to be placed in national papers, 07/03/1989 and 18/06/1990; letter to MR from Patricia McKenna, for Justice for the Armagh Four - Campaign for a Retrial, in relation to case of the Armagh Four, also known as the UDR Four, 10/05/1990.

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