The World : Canada Bars IRA Activist

Canada refused to admit Gerry Adams of Northern Ireland, president of the legal political wing of the outlawed Irish Republican Army, because of his criminal record, a Canadian immigration official said. Adams, who is also a member of the British Parliament from the province, was denied permission to board a Toronto-bound flight in Amsterdam. The immigration official cited Adams’ conviction for having attempted in 1974 to escape from prison, where he had been held for two years under emergency powers invoked by Britain. He was planning to address a meeting of Irish-Americans in Niagara Falls in Ontario province.