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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MS note from [Cash] at National Council for Civil Liberties to Kevin Boyle, enclosing a copy TS document, pages 12, 13, 19, 20, which is a history of events in Northern Ireland with specific reference to the experiences, from childhood, of Kevin Boyle, Kenny Lennon, Sean Ruddy. The article seems to focus on Lennon but mentions Boyle throughout. Incidents of conflict and killing in the early 1960s and 1970s in Northern Ireland, mentions the Burntollet Bridge Ambush in focusing support for People's Democracy, includes comment from Boyle, and goes on to describe further influence by Boyle and Lennon in events in Northern Ireland.
TS letter signed by Murray Sayle and on Sunday Times headed paper, to Kevin Boyle, "I suppose one day we will learn what really happened on B Sunday". . .and adds further comment on Bloody Sunday. Sayle resigned from the Sunday Times in protest of his investigative article into the events of Bloody Sunday was refused to be published by the Sunday Times.
Letter from McWilliams, Chief Commissioner, Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission, thanking Boyle for his wonderful insights and contribution to the Rights and Righteousness Conference held recently.
TS letter from Jakob Moller, Human Rights Officer, United Nations to Kevin Boyle, updating on the status of the communication submitted by the NICRA and others on Human Rights Violations in Northern Ireland.
Letter from Mike Farrell, Belfast, to Boyle, which Boyle has marked 'personal', thanking Boyle for loaning Farrell documents for his research, further commenting at practice at Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, where all requested files are vetted prior to release to researchers, resulting in "Wholesale closure of files many of which had previously been open to the public. . ." and comments in detail on what files he requested were restricted and other general comments about access to files at PRONI.
Letter from Mike Farrell to Boyle, discussing Farrell's upcoming publication of a book on the USC and enclosing a paper from that book, also discusses further research, his complaints as in previous letter about access to files at Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI). Farrell also says "You may have heard Frank Gogarty died a fortnight ago. . . it was very sudden. . ."
Letter from Farrell, Dept. of Management and General Studies, College of Technology, Belfast, to Boyle, thanking Boyle for materials received relating to Special Powers Act and Restoration of Order Act and discussing his research on Northern Ireland in the early 1920s. Farrell goes on to discuss in detail items such as "Things are distinctly grim here. . ." and mentions the shooting of Ronnie Bunting (formally of People's Democracy) and his wife Suzanne, and other former People's Democracy leader who was shot. Farrell continues: "There is a lot of tension here over the H-Block hunger strike as well. The British trick concession has only aggravated the situation and greatly embittered the prisoners and their relatives. . . it will be a long and bitter struggle. . . ". Farrell also mentions a new publication by P. Buckland based on now closed files at Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, (PRONI).
Letter from Mike [ ] to Boyle, written from Menemsha, Massachusetts, commenting in detail about his research visit to China, society, politics and people and also commenting on the conflict in Northern Ireland, coverage of same in China and plans to visit Ireland.
Letter from Petheram, London, to Boyle, introducing himself and the book he is contributing to on media ethics and seeks an item of information from Boyle.