Mr. Speaker. on May 14. I received a letter from Mr. Edward G. Brady. a constituent. in which he notified me that on April 16. Holy Thursday. Mr. Francis Gildernew. of Poughkeepsie. NY. in my congressional district. was arrested by FBI and Immigration and Naturalization Service agents. "The arrest was made at Francis home by some 8 to 12 agents. who entered the home with drawn guns. Mr. Gildernew was handcuffed and taken to the Varick Street Detention Center." Mr. Brady goes on to say "Francis wile learned at 11 a.m. on Good Friday (April 17th) that cash bail of $50.000 was set and had to be paid by 3 p.m. that afternoon if Francis was to be released In time for the Easter holiday." It was In this way I learned that the civil rights conflict which has tragically torn the soial fabric of Northern Ireland for over 24 years. had borne its bitter fruit across the Atlantic Ocean in the 21st Congressional District.
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