Garland told East Berlin party would not be restricted in fundraising methods

A letter from former Workers’ Party general secretary Seán Garland to the East Berlin authorities in 1989 acknowledges that the party was involved in illegal fundraising activities.

Archives of the former ruling Socialist Unity Party (SED) contain letters from Mr Garland outlining his party’s contacts with socialist and communist parties in the 1980s to boost the Workers’ Party’s standing abroad – and party coffers at home.

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