Despite the failure of previous appeals on behalf of the two condemned Irishmen, Peter Barnes and James Richards, who are under sentence of death for a bomb outrage at Coventry, another effort to save them from the gallows was made last night, but is believed to have also proved unavailing.
The High Commissioner for Eire, Mr, John Dulanty, called on the Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamber. Jain, at Downing Street late yesterday 4 nal endeavour to secure a re-Phe visit, however, recording to Reuter's Lobby correspondent, has not changed the Brilish Government's a Meanwhile, special police guards, around the Birmingham prison have been doubled, and reserves are being specially drafted into the city, owing tothe fear of Irish Republican outrages in connection with the impending execution of the two Irishmen. Police are stationed at intervals of a few yards all round the prison walls, while others patrol the streets.
Guards have also been posted inside the prison and in the gate house. Pedestrians loitering near the prison are ordered to move on—Reuter.
London, Feb. 6, Latest Irish terrorist bombings in London, Liverpool, Birmingham and Manchester have blown up any frail hope that might have been held for a show of clemency by the British Government to the Two IRA. terrousts, Peter Barnes and James Richards, who entered the death cell, in Birmingham today.
While the blackout and density of Population in big towns render it [practically impossible for the author! ties to stamp out terrorist activities altogether, the British people in. ger feral today showed a determined titude on the question of punitive action against the IRA. No antaism was shown toward the Irish People as a whole, In view of the IRA': bombings today, at a critical moment in the Government's consideration of last-minute pleas for Barnes and Richards, speculation has become rife regarding the IRA'S real motives. Did it act impulsively, without considering the repercussions? Or did the LR.A. act specifically wish to make it im-Possible for the British Government to commute the death sentences. 'The Army might well have wished to make sure of Barnes' and. Richards' execution to provoke violent reactions in quarters sympathetic to its cause, observers pointed out—Havas.
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