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HOME NEWS THE' GUARDIAN Tuesday June: 23 1981 J-T'. Old Bailey sympathy for cousin Sinn Fein publishes Si diary ands prison "I am standing on the threshold of anot trembling world. MayjGod have mercy on my soul." These words, are the first entry Inthe gaol diary of Bobby Sands, the IRA hunger striker and MP. Mr Sands kept the diary for the first 17 days of his 66-day fast, and it has now been published in leaflet form, by Sinn Fein, the political wing of the IRA. According to Sinn Fein, he wrote it on toilet paper, hiding it inside his body.

DAVID BERESFORD presents selected extracts accused of revenge attack plot Soldiers 'took machineguns to kill man held for boy's murder' then I'm struck by the awful thought that they don't eat food up there. The March winds are getting angry tonight, which reminds me that I'm 27 on Monday. DAY 6. "I have been thinking that some people, maybe many people, blame me for this hunger strike, but I've tried everything possible to avert it short of surrender "I can hear the curlews passing overhead. Such a lonely cell, such a lonely struggle.

But, my friend, this road is well trod. DAY 7. "It's raining. I'm not cold, my spirits are well and I'm still getting some smokes decadence, well sort of but who's perfect. Bad for your health.

DAY 9. "It is my birthday and the boys are having a bit of a sing-song for me. Bless their hearts, I braved it to the door, at their request, to make a bit of a speech, for; what it worth. DAY 10. From what I have read in the newspapers I am becoming increasingly worried and wary of the fact that there could quite well be an attempt at a later date of my father being taken ill to.

hospital. Tried to get me to crawl for a special visit with my family. I was distressed. about my father's illness, but relieved that he has been released from hospital. No matter what, I must continue.

"I have read Atkins' statement in the- Commons (The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland had re-stated the Government's position on the prison dispute). It does not annoy me, because my was prepared for such things and I know I can expect more of such, right to the bitter end. "I am saying prayers crawler And a last-minute one, some would say. But I believe in God and I'll be presumptuous and say He and I are getting on well this weather (sic). I can ignore the presence of food staring me straight in the face all the time.

But I have this desire for brown wholemeal bread, butter. Dutch cheese and honey. Ha It is not damaging me, because I think, well human food can never keep a man alive forever and I console myself with the fact that I'll get the great feed up above, if I'm worthy. But Mil i ii i TirtfiH i i "This of course, would solve nothing. But a loud burst could, with the voice of the Catholic hierarchy, seriously damage our position.

It is my opinion that under no Church will control Pope souvenirs to pull the carpet from under our feet arid' undermine us if not defeat this hunger strike with the concession bid in the form of our own clothes as a right. Some souvenirs will be commissioned by the limited company set up by the bishops, Papal Visits Ltd. Other companies who want to use the official motif will have to submit their designs for approval. Of course, we can't stop people doing anything they want, but we shall be concerned with keeping official souvenirs attractive and in good taste," said Monsignor Brown, who is in charge of arrangements for the visit in the south of England. He welcomed the agreement reached with the management consultant firm, International Management Group (IMG) which is to take 20 per cent of the profits from business spinoffs.

IMG, which handles the affairs of Bjorn Borg, Jackie Stewart and Angela Rippon. was chosen from a list of seven companies. The cost of the six-day visit is expected to be about 5 million. Part of this will come from the country's five million Catholics, but the rest must come from the souvenir trade. This is a pastoral visit and we don't want anyone to say the Pope came here on the rates," said Monsignor Brown.

Asked about security, he said that the police were taking the visit very seriously. But he added It is simply a situation in which some men courageous men have to work." By David Pallister The Roman Catholic Church will have control over souvenirs for the Pope's visit next year which carry the official motif, Mosignor Ralph Brown, co-ordinator' for the Westminster and Southwark Provinces, said yesterday. Monsignor Brown said We have been deluged with people manufacturers who have said they would like to be associated with the Holy Father's visit." LEFT Monsignor Ralph Brown maintaining good taste. circumstances do they wish to see 'the- prisoners, gain political status, or facilities that resemble; dr-- afford us -with the contents of, political status My cell is far from clean, but tolerable. The water is always cold.

I can't risk the chance of cold or flu. DAY 16 "They left my supper in tonight when the priest Fr Murphy was in. There were two bites out of the small, doughy bun. I ask you DAY 17. St Patrick's Day today I was at Mass, my hair cut shorter and much better also.

I didn't know the priest who said Mass. The orderlies were giving out food to all who were returning from Mass. They tried to give me a plate of food. It was put in front of my face, but I continued on my way as though nobody was there. "I was thinking today about the hunger-strike.

People say a lot about the body, but don't trust it. I consider that there is a kind of fight in-. deed. "Firstly the body doesn't accept the lack of food and it suffers from the temptation of food and from other aspects which gnaw at it perpetually. The body fights back sure enough, but at the end of the day everything returns to the primary consideration, that is the mind.

The mind is the most important. "They won't break me because the desire for freedom and the freedom of the Irish people is in my heart." Mr Sands died on May 5, after 66 days without food. THE souvenir motif design for the Pope's visit has the Cross, and the Union Jack embellished by Papal Crossed Keys. 1 lethal thunder flashes taped together. Police also found two black gas masks, three jackets, a bag containing 27 bullets and smoke grenades.

The smoke genades were too dangerous to bring into court, said Mr Coombe. "All three men are serving soldiers and trained in the use of weapons," he added. The machineguns had been stolen before Steven's death. At first police suspected the men were planning a robbery but then the relationship between the murdered boy and Pte Edmonston was appreciated. Pte Edmonston denied, at first that the weapons were to do with a revenge attack but the next day he described to police how he learned Steven was dead.

He telephoned his relatives and was told the boy's body had been found in a ditch "tied up; cut up and sexually, assaulted." Pte Edmonston' allegedly said: "I had discussions with Rozier and Hurst and I vowed I would get him. I also promised the father of the deceased boy that I would take no action and I was in two minds what to do." He and the others had discussed the injuring of my cousin's murderer'." The idea was to use smoke grenades and flashes in court when Macanaspie appeared for a remand hearing to create panic and diversion. Then, more than likely, I would have found a way to get hold of him." He denied he intended to kill Mr MacAnaspie, saying: Dying would be too good for that bastard." Private Edmonston, of Ching-ford, Essex, Private Rozier, of Christchureh, New Zealand, and Corporal Hurst are members of the 2nd Battalion, Royal Green Jackets. The trial continues today. we admit eet the same Three young soldiers set out with sub-machineguns, smoke grenades, a knife and thunder flashes to kill1 the man accused of murdering Steven Edmon-ston, the nine-year-old found sexually assaulted and strangled in a ditch at Harlow, Essex, last October, an Old Bailey jury was told yesterday.

But, said Mr Michael Coombe, prosecuting, their plans went wrong when they were stopped during a routine police operation to catch car thieves. The weapons were discovered and they were arrested. Private Neville Edmonston, aged 20 second couin to the dead boy, Private Gary Rozier, 21, and Corporal Ivor Hurst, 25, denied plotting to murder Bernard MacAnaspie, aged 25, a dustman. They also denied conspiring to inflict grievous bodily harm and possessing firearms. "It is unusual to feel sympathy with conspirators where the allegation is that they planned to murder.

"But in this case there must be a measure of sympathy in the detestation felt especially by a cousin of the murder of a young boy, whoever he is." Mr MacAnaspie's trial had to take place and it was not for the court to speculate on the result, he said. The issue is whether the revenge murder was planned by these men," said Mr Coombe. The story began with their arrest in a car park in Sel-bourne Road. Walthamstow. Corporal Hurst, he said, had hired a Ford Cortina car from a garage in Salisbury, Wiltshire, using a false name.

When police stopped and questioned them they found "what can only be described as an arsenal." The car allegedly contained two sub-machineguns, one in a hessian bag in the boot and the other in the front passenger area, and three "pretty You could i 1 if The following are extracts DAY 1. (Sunday, March 1, 1981). Mass was solemn, the lads as ever brilliant. I ate the statutory weekly bit of fruit last night. As fate had it, it was an orange and the final irony, it was bitter.

The food is being left at the door. My portions, as expected, are quite larger, than usual. I received several notes from my family and friends. I have only read the ones from my mother it was what I needed. She has regained her fighting spirit I am happy now." DAY 3.

"Father Toner (a prison chaplain, apparently suspected by Mr Sands of having contributed to the collapse of the previous hunger-strike) was in. Feel he's weighing me up psychologically for a later date. If I'm wrong I'm sorry but I think he is. So I tried to defuse any notion of that tonight. I think he may have taken the point.

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