TS copy letter from [G. Griffin], Secretary, New Zealand Association for Friendship with Irish Workers to Bernadette Devlin, inviting her to visit the group in New Zealand. "Apart from fundraising it is thought that your visit here would enlighten public opinion as to the real position in Northern Ireland, the reason for the recent disturbances in Belfast and Derry City and the claims of the N.I. Civil Rights Movement."
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TS copy letter from Gerald Griffin of the New Zealand for Association for support of Irish Democracy (formally known as the New Zealand Association for Friendship with Irish Workers) restating their invitation to Bernadette Devlin to come and visit New Zealand while fundraising for causes in Northern Ireland.
File of TS and MS letters sent and received by People's Democracy during the 1970s.
TS letter circulated to members of the People's Democracy and written by J. McGuffin. Letter opens with "Recently some people in the P.D. have been worried about the way the P.D. seems to be drifting..." and discusses "Why the P.D. must reject elitism" [within its ranks], and mentions examples of Cuba and Russia where revolution has had mixed results in providing a changed society for all members. "The P.D. must learn from history and avoid the mistakes of the past" and avoid having an elitism within its ranks and within its Executive Committee.
Envelope address to Miss Devlin, Belfast and with MS notes on the other side with possible names of people for Devlin to contact. Attached to the envelope is a business card from Al[lard] Lowenstein, "I am a member of the U.S. Congress and value a chance to meet". Lowenstein was a leading Civil Rights campaigner in the U.S.
TS letter from Maureen Burke, P.R.O. of the Dublin Housing Action Committee, date and time for next upcoming Housing Rally in Dublin to be held at the G.P.O, O'Connell Street, Dublin, 25 April. "Please send us a speaker from your Action Committee". Also included is a flyer entitled "Your Landlord and You" detailing issues and rights regarding housing.
TS letter signed by McCluskey to Boyle, "Dear Kevin, Patricia has written to Michael Farrell as a leader of the P.D. asking him for his party's participation in the proposed Convention for the Fermanagh-South Tyrone seat." McCluskey also outlines his own personal opinion and relationship on political beliefs about Michael Farrell.
Letter from Viklund to Boyle, saying he (Viklund) belongs to a Swedish independent socialist group called Unga Filosofer (Young Philosophers) and saying he recently met Bernadette Devlin on a recent visit in Sweden and Viklund was given Boyle's name and also Eamon McCann's to make contact to learn more about "the economical situation in Ulster, the political aims of the socialist part of the Civil Rights movement and your attitudes to Great Britain, Eire and movements like [the] IRA."
TS letter "Meant to be a brief note just to obtain some information about what is happening with the P.D. and N.I.C.R.A. . . I was surprised to learn that you were on the CRA Exec again. . . What were the main reasons why P.D. has decided to work with N.I
TS letter to Boyle discussing talks with E.R.R. Greene, the I.C.O. - "ICO is spreading stories out of ranks with the PD" . . ."I did not remember accusing you (Boyle) of being sectarian or tribal. . . you certainly impressed me as being high on the list (