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>ALLEGATIONS MI6 OPERATING IN REPUBLIC 10/27/06 15:58 >EST > >Allegations that Britain's Secret Intelligence Service, >known as MI6, is operating in the Republic of Ireland >deserve a more "forthright" response from Ireland's >Minister for Justice, a Fine Gael TD (member of the >Irish parliament) has said. > > >Gay Mitchell said he would again raise the issue in >the Dáil after he received a written reply to a >question to Mr McDowell earlier this week about the >alleged activities of MI6. > > >Referring to a radio interview with Sinn Féin president >Gerry Adams earlier this week, Mr Mitchell asked the >Minister if he shared the concerns about alleged MI6 >activity. > > >In an interview on Irish radio on Sinn Féin's position >on policing in the North, Mr Adams mentioned "concerns >about the role of MI6 in the South" but was not >further questioned on that specific issue. > > >Mr McDowell's written reply to Mr Mitchell said he had >examined a transcript of that radio interview. > > >"However, it is not clear what, if any, allegations are >being made. Accordingly, I am not in a position to >make any substantive response," he said. > > >In a statement today, Mr Mitchell said the allegation >"clearly is that MI6 is active in the Republic". > > >"An allegation that a foreign security service is >actively working in the Republic, made by an elected >member of the UK Parliament, deserves a more >forthright response," he said. > > >"The Minister could have replied that he is not aware >of activities of MI6 in the Republic. The reply he >gave adds mystery to a matter that he should have >cleared up. I will raise this issue again in the Dáil." > > >MI6 is involved in worldwide secret intelligence >gathering. > It is suspected that MI6 was deeply involved in the >'dirty' war in Northern Ireland. > > >According to its website, MI6 operates world-wide to >collect secret foreign intelligence in support of the >British Government's policies and objectives. > > >MI5, the British Security Service, which is >responsible for protecting Britain against threats to >its internal national security, is currently building >a new headquarters outside Belfast. > > >The recent St Andrews agreement unveiled by Taoiseach >Bertie Ahern and British Prime minister Tony Blair >outlined arrangements being put in place for the >handling of national security intelligence and the >necessary "accountability measures" that will be in >place once "lead responsibility" passes to MI5 late >next year. >_______________________________________________________ >___ > >The Irish American Information Service is a non-profit >organization >providing up-to-the-minute political news from Ireland >to the world. >The IAIS is funded entirely by your contributions. >Please send your >tax-deductible contributions to IAIS at the 907 F St >NE, Washington >DC 20002. You can visit us on the Web at <a >rel=nofollow target=_blank >href="http://www.iais.org">http://www.iais.org</a>

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