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Reference Code: 2001/6/323 Title: Letter from HS Ó Dubhda [HJ O’Dowd], Assistant Private Secretary to the Taoiseach, to Victor Beattie, secretary of the Number 3 District of the Orange Order, , County , regarding Orange Order assemblies due to be held at Manorcunningham and , . Creation Date(s): 4 July, 1970 Level of description: Item Extent and medium: 1 page Creator(s): Department of the Taoiseach Access Conditions: Open Copyright: National Archives, Ireland. May only be reproduced with the written permission of the Director of the National Archives.

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I amcles1.red by the Taot ,each to aeknowledge the ,re,eelpt of your letter of yesterday, 1n whlCh you reter to Church sema :0£ the Oranqe Order Which are bf&inq held on .Sunday next, the 5th lastant, at no,rcul1nlngham and '08, Monday, the 13th lM,taat, (pMsum bly) at LiftON.

I unde'rstand that t:'l e Services lnvol)"8 the ass mbly of the participants at a 1 eal Hall and a short mareh of a lew bun~d yards to , local Church and that no speeehes 1n publiC form pl.l't of the ceremome~.

The Tao!. acb wout not condone at\Y i11terierenc,e with .ucb eererA'ol1iss. if p.roperlycofldueted a.nd be understands that the Qrgatd.sers keep! touch with tbe Garda Authorities" who give appropriate protectlon, 1f requtred. 1 snolll

Tbe Tao~s .' ch llftderstands that a number of ;;emces of the Oran(]e OMeN' originally .¢heduled to take place in Donegal within the next week or 0 .. lllCludlaq that at Rossnowla(Jh- have, ltl fact" teeeauy en called oft by the local Lodqes· 01, the Order. The Tao1ae ell ,readlly &'pprecla the mot1ves underlylng'the action taken.' . t.bea,epartleu1u eases, tn the prevalUnq sStuation..

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Victor Beattie. -. 'q. I See.retary, No. 3 Di.strlct of Oranqe Order, Magherahane R.aphoo,. L1fford~ Co. Donegal.

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