I.R.A. Leader Arrested in U.S.A.
G-men Take Him Into Custody EXTRAORDINARY SECRECY MAINTAINED United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. Received Tuesday, 10.30 p.m. NEW YORK, June 5. G-men took into custody Sean Russell, reputedly one of the leaders of the outlawed Irish Republican Army, and are reported to be holding him incommunicado. Russell has been touring the United States making speeches. Extraordinary secrecy surrounded the affair, the Government men refusing to discuss the case. It is significant that Russell was arrested on the eve of the scheduled arrival of the King and Queen at Windsor (Ontario) across the River Detroit.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 64, Issue 132, 7 June 1939, Page 7
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