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                                                                                                                                                       1920 AD / 4 - October

                                                                                                                                      "The Murder Gang  and the Cairo Gang""

1920 October: Diarmuid O Hegarty informed Eamonn de Valera  the Priomh Aire of the 1st Dail Eireann that the Cabinet wanted him to stay on in America and see his "Official Proposal" through, and Diarmuid Fawsitt / Fawcett was also inducted there to be the Irish Trade Consul in New York, and Frank P. Walshe was to then present the "Proposal," that had been prepared by Arthur Griffith for the "Recognition of the Irish Republic" to Bainbridge Colby who at this time was the U.S.A. Secretary of State of which "no reply" was ever to be received.

    Sir Neville Mac Ready and Sir Ormonde "Holly Terror" Winter put together a new British Imperial Government I"ntelligence Unit" of really "ruthless" men who previously had served the British Imperial Government well in Egypt and Russia, who became known as the "Cairo Gang" who were then given all of the information that they held in the Dublin Castle (The Devil's 1/2 acre) on many members of the Irish population, and they then began to set up dossiers on all known "political" Sinn Fein Party members, and under Mac Lean who was their Chief Intelligence Officer, they began carrying out "night raids" and "interrogations" on the general Irish population. Michael Collins meanwhile as the "Director of Intelligence" for the 1st Dail Eireann / Irish Assembly had previously been informed from his sources in "Scotland Yard" in England that they were coming to Dublin with the intention of "destroying" the I.R.A. / Irish Republican Volunteer organization within the Dublin area, and had also been given "permission" by David Lloyd - George and the British Coalition Government to use "any methods" they wished to carry out their orders. Sir Henry Wilson the British Imperial Army General Chief of Staff was of the opinion that the I.R.A. members were really only "morons," "rats" and "assassins," but despite this belief, he did not agree with David Lloyd - George's "unofficial " reprisals, but on the other hand he was for the "official" shooting of all of the "political Sinn Fein Party leaders without "any trial" or evidence.  

     Liam Tobin was the Irish Volunteers / I.R.A. "Deputy Director of Intelligence" serving under Michael Collins, while Eamonn Duggan, who was a Dublin solicitor, controlled another section with back up from the "12 Apostles," and they were now carrying out "surveillance" on any doubtful persons who were arriving into the Dublin area, but Cathal Brugha as the I.R.A. "Chief of Staff," who had an English father and an Irish mother, had the last say as to when to carry out any of the "executions," they were to find necessary, but he was always very reluctant to do so due to the fact that he was a very "religious" man and would only condone this type of action if there was enough sufficient authentic "evidence" to support that particular course and the "12 Apostles" then carried out the sentences if they were required. To counteract the future activities of the British Government's "Cairo Gang" Michael Collins ordered an all out surveillance to report back on any of the suspected British Imperial Government's "Secret Service Agents" / "The Cairo Gang" who would most likely only come out at "night," and they would also be under surveillance during this particular time also by the Dublin "Metropolitan Police" members who also reported back to Michael Collins. (All of the Irish population were on a "curfew" at this time). Frank Thornton was then to be assigned by Liam Tobin to keep them under his surveillance also, but he was to be "arrested" and held in custody for 10  days, during which time he was thoroughly "interrogated," and among these British Government interrogators were members of the British "Cairo Gang" themselves, and this allowed him to be able to supply a general "description" of them when he was to be "released.        

October 6th: General George Cockerill the British Military Brigadier, now put forward a proposal for a "Truce" and an "Amnesty" for the population in Ireland, which would include a "Conference" to be held for the best "peace" possible, which was subsequently approved by Arthur Griffith the Acting - President of the 1st Dail Eireann and David Lloyd - George the very worried British Imperial Prime Minister also showed some "interest" in it.

October 11th: Dan Breen and Sean Treacy who were both still wanted by the British Imperial Government Dublin Castle Military Forces for the shooting at Soloheadbeg back in January, were on this day totally surrounded at Drumcondra in Co. Tipperary in the north - east of the Munster Province, but despite this they were still able to "escape" the trap that had been set for them, but during their escape 2 of the British Imperial Government's "Miltary Intelligence" officers were "killed" who by co - incidence had been involved previously in the bloody cold - blooded "murder" of the "civilians''previously in Dublin. One of those killed was the brother to the Dublin Castle's R.I.C Commissioner Smythe in Listowel who had originally created the "mutiny" there by his instructions to "kill the Irish at will," and in a further reprisal the British Military Army Forces had also in cold blood "killed" the innocent Professor Carolan there. Mac Lean the "Cairo Gang's" Chief Intelligence Officer, was to interrogate the young James Fleming after Dan Breen and Sean Treacy escaped, but he then released him.

October 20th: The British Imperial Governments' other real nasty group who were known as the "Murder Gang," were now using "silencers" on their weapons when they also shot Peter Carroll dead in his home also, while at this time the two worst offending British Intelligence officers, King and Hardy were now also "torturing" their victims.   

October 24th: Terence Mac Swiney the Lord Mayor of Cork, died, in the "Brixton Prison" in England on the 74th day of his "hunger strike," and 2 others were also to "die" in the Cork Jail itself, and this created further "bad" publicity for the British Imperial Government as it was further evidence of what was really going on in Ireland and also further "upset" the Irish population and many people in many parts of the "World" and Terence Mac Swiney's body was recovered by the Irish there in England and draped in the Irish Flag and paraded through the streets of London then onto Holyhead to be brought back over to Dublin. In a complete act of "disrespect" the British Imperial Military Forces and the Dublin Castle's "Black & Tan Auxiliaries" then seized his body and loaded it onto a boat to send it directly onto Co. Cork to try and stop the Irish from parading him through the City of Dublin and this despicable act was to only create a further massive "demonstration" within the Irish population. Arthur Griffith as the Acting - President of the 1st Dail Eireann / Irish Assembly in Ireland, asked the Cork Irish Volunteers headquarters to stop the boat and they complied and the procession then proceeded onto Cork City with thousands of Irish men and women marching behind it and the Cork I.R.A.Volunteers who were to act as the "Guards of Honour" were then "arrested and imprisoned" in "Mountjoy Jail" by the British Military Forces. One of those especially effected by the results of all the "publicity" given to the death of Terence Mac Swiney at this time was a little "Vietnamese" dish - washer to be known as "Ho Chi Min" who was working in a London hotel at the time.   

    Sean Lemass a future Taoiseach / leader / Priomh Aire (Prime Minister of Ireland), Ernest O Malley, James Larkin the leader of the Irish Socialist Party, the old Labour stalwart William O Brien and Edmund Duggan were also to be " imprisoned" by the British Imperial Government Dublin Castle's authorities up until 1921. 

     Joseph O Reilly, was Michael Collin's Aide - de - camp, and together with Liam Tobin, Joseph Cullen, the "Adjutant General" Gearoid O Sullivan, Sean Murthaile and Piaras Beaslaoi / Beasley they were able to stay at the Vaughan's Hotel, which was run by Mac Guire, for many months and even still after they had been "raided" there. and among the others who assisted Michael Collins in his Intelligence were Michael Mac Donnell, Tom Keogh, Ben Barret, Edward Byrne, Vincent Byrne, James Conroy, Frank Conroy, Patrick Daly / Padraig Ua Dalaig, Sean Doyle, Patrick Griffin, Joseph Leonard,  Michael Reilly, and James Slattery / Seamus Ua Slatraigh, while Kathleen Doyle from the women's organization of Cumann na mBan assisted in obtaining "arms" in England for the Irish Volunteers / I.R.A. Michael Collins was also protected by the "12 Apostles," who were used to great effect, especially on one occasion, when 2 of the Dublin Castle's "Auxiliaries" stopped him in the street and   intended to take him in, but he told them to look about and on seeing the "12 Apostles" in various areas surrounding them they decided to leave well enough alone.

     Peadar Clancy's shop was also a centre for the Irish Volunteers / I.R.A. so it too was raided by the British Imperial Military Forces, and Sean Treacy was to be "killed" along with several others, with Joseph Vize, who was now the "Director of Purchasing" being captured also, but Richard Mac Kee was able to escape, while Sgt. Roche from the Dublin Castle's R.I.C. continued to "gloat" over the body of Sean Treacy, much to the disgust of all those present, and Michael Collins hearing of his sickening attitude had him taken care of. Richard Mac Kee who was the "Director of Training" with the Dublin Irish Volunteers / I.R.A. also carried out a raid on the "Post Office," where they were able to seize all of the British Imperial Government's Dublin Castle correspondence. Richard Mac Kee had previously been involved in producing the "Irish Volunteer" newspaper, An tOglach / The Republic, which had since been taken over by Joseph Cullen who was then to continue with it's production until the "Anglo - Irish Treaty" was to be produced. J.J. "Ginger" O Connell was the "Assistant Director of Training" under him and he too produced articles for An tOglach, while Frank Thornton was the next in command to Liam Tobin and Joseph Cullen, and was also a member of the Staff.  Maurice Collins also allowed the Staff to use his premises as an office, and Liam Devlin, who had came over from Glasgow in Scotland, also allowed Michael Collins to use his home. Sean O Connell, Claffey, Daly, Finnegan, Patrick Dunne, Quigley, Ambrose and Semple also acted as "message" carriers for the Irish Volunteers / I.R. Army throughout the Irish rail system.

      Sir Hamar Greenwood introduced a Bill into the British House of Commons at Westminster in England, "For the Restoration of Order in Ireland," to further increase the numbers of the British Imperial Dublin Castle's "Black & Tans," and it also gave the British Military more powers in Ireland by "abolishing" any inquests into "violent" deaths, which now allowed the British Imperial Government Forces to really "kill" anyone and everyone in Ireland with out requiring any justification and right up until July., 1921 the British Imperial Government Forces were to carry out 6,311 raids throughout Ireland using any means possible in an attempt to infiltrate the Irish Volunteers / Irish Republican Army / I.R.A while Sir Hamar Greenwood continued to inform the British Westminster Parliament that the Dublin Castle's "Black & Tans" and "Auxiliaries" were "carefully chosen" men of the "highest integrity."

     The British Imperial Forces now found the place where the "Irish Bulletin" newspaper was being printed in Molesworth Street in Dublin who throughout the whole turmoil had continued to report on the activities and published lists containing the names of the British Imperial Military Forces, their backgrounds, and their "crimes," which were circulated throughout the whole "World" so the British Coalition Government authorities in Dublin Castle then took it over and printed a "bogus" Irish Bulletin, sending them out all over the "World" also per the list they had found of previous recipients, but the original Irish Bulletin staff still continued to operate elsewhere, sending out the "proper" reports, which included the British Imperial Government's take over of the "Irish Bulletin" and of their "bogus" copy.

       The "Special" Constabulary enrolment began  in Ireland as the "Official" Unionist Orangemen were "armed" in the north - east of the Ulster Province by the British Imperial Government, and enrolled as "Specials" and British Imperial Government Martial Law was declared in Co. Cork, Co. Kerry, Co. Limerick and Co. Tipperary in the Munster Province. and in Co. Galway in Southern Connacht, while the other western regions of Ireland, where there had been little Irish resistance before this date was now to also see a new "reign of terror" carried out there by the British Imperial Military Forces who were to remove the inhabitants from their "homes" at night, and beat them up, while telling them to leave the area or be "shot dead.

 

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