State Murder 2
State Murder – 2
(Introduction)
Second (Shorter) Letter to Mr. Jimmy
Guerin
My
December 2002 communication to Mr. Jimmy Guerin contained two separate sets of
despatches in a broad enclosure. Part one forming the main historical chronology
of events, now known as State Murder 1.
Part two had more to do with efforts to secure justice and bring matters to
public attention. Each section was kept apart and was referred to by an
independent covering letter. The communication that follows introduces the
second of those despatches.
As with the first section, because of contrasts in the mediums involved, typed
A4 pages versus the Internet, there may be omissions from documents submitted
to Jimmy Guerin. It is also true there may be expansion or development of other
documents mentioned.
Being as I am still feeling my way into the magic of mounting computer
presentations, decisions arrived at will be on an ad-hoc basis, on the hoof, as
it were. In short, there is no firmly determined plan of action.
In time those items which suffer to be excluded may, in a broader contextual
presentation, be placed on the Internet.
Given these qualifications, the introduction to what follows comes from my
second December 2002 covering letter to Mr. Jimmy Guerin.
(Letter
dated December 2002 to Mr. Jimmy Guerin)
Seán Kelly
474 Galtymore Road,
Drimnagh,
Dublin 12.
Dear Mr. Guerin,
In addition to the covering letter and compilations in the main item of
correspondence transferred to you under this cover, I separately include the
following five envelopes and their enclosures.
Envelope marked "1" contains a covering letter and enclosures
forwarded to Mr. Willie Penrose T.D., the Labour Party. The content explains
itself. A reply from Deputy Penrose is included.
Whatever discussions Deputy Penrose (and other Labour Party members written to)
had with their colleague Mary Upton T.D., as mentioned in his letter, the
latter did not contact me. The thought that she might never filled me with
confidence that her interest would prove beneficial.
Envelope marked "2" contains a covering letter to Senator Jim Higgins
of the Fine Gael Party. The enclosures referred to in the letter are the same
as for Deputy Willie Penrose and for that reason are not included.
Two replies from Senator Higgins are attached. The justice spokespersons
referred to in his letters never made contact with me.
An acknowledgement letter from Deputy Enda Kenny, Leader Fine Gael Party, forms
part of that inclusion.
Envelope marked "3" contains correspondence to and from the
Department of Foreign Affairs and to and from the office of the Information
Commissioner. They concern a Freedom of Information application for the return
of letters and enclosures sent to the Embassy of Ireland, London in 1985.
(The contents of envelope "3" are extensive. Because of technical
difficulties arising from scanning and its use of space, it has been decided to
exclude this detail until a future time.)
Envelope marked "4" contains correspondence between the Irish
Nationwide Building Society, Dublin, and myself to do with a Non Resident
account. Do note the cryptic reference in the fifth to last paragraph of a
three page letter dated Tuesday 10.10.00 from me to Mr. Paul Brett, Investment
Service Manager, Irish Nationwide Building Society. Should you wish to discuss
this and other matters referred to in the various (enclosed) papers, I shall be
pleased to do so.
Envelope marked "5" is a photocopy of a letter and an envelope from
your sister Veronica. Also included is a photocopy of a poem forwarded to her
Cloghran home following her death. There is no wish to cause distress or
offence in subscribing these items.
The above listed particulars help to illustrate, in small part, the ongoing
effort in this extraordinarily one-sided, difficult and protracted endeavour.
Would you care to help out in this fight – not just for me, but for others –
living and dead, who in silence cry out for justice?
I ask that these latter enclosures not be photocopied or transmitted to other
parties. They are given on loan.
Yours sincerely,
Seán Kelly
Mr. Jimmy Guerin.
Journalist,
The Sunday Independent,
Middle Abbey Street,
Dublin 1.
Note: My first two attempts to transfer letters and documents to Jimmy Guerin
at the office of Independent Newspapers in Middle Abbey Street, Dublin failed.
On the third attempt another journalist undertook to pass the parcel on to Mr.
Guerin. By that time an addendum, envelope number "6", had been
included. To simplify matters this has now been absorbed into envelope number
"5". The content is best explained by a reading. It is the final
inclusion in the compilation. Mr. Guerin never responded to or returned my
communications.
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State Murder 2 Section 1
