§ 17. Mr. Gowasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what evidence he has that arms and money are being received by terrorists operating in the United Kingdom from the United States of America; and what representations he has made to the United States Government on this subject.
§ Mr. HattersleyOfficials of the principal United States fund-raising organisation, NORAID, make no secret of the fact that their funds go to the Provisional IRA and that they sympathise with the latter's objectives. A substantial part of their contributions have been channelled through a convicted Provisional IRA gun-runner. As for arms, large numbers of weapons of United States origin are regularly recovered in Northern Ireland by our security forces. On representations to the United States Government, I512W refer the hon. Member to the reply given by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister on 10th February—[Vol. 905, c. 115–6.]