CHANGE NOT APPROVED
THE NAME OF NORTHERN IRELAND (Rec. 10 a.m.) LONDON, Jan. 11. British Ministers have not approved the suggestion made last week by the Prime Minister of Northern Ireland (Sir Basil Brooke) that the name of his country be changed to Ulster. Sir Basil and some of his colleagues visited No. 10 Downing Street last week to discuss all the difficulties that have arisen from Eire’s Republic of Ireland Act.' One suggestion was that as Eire had used the word Ireland as applying to Southern Ireland, it might be advisable to avoid misunderstanding by calling Northern Ireland Ulster. Reuter’s political correspondent says, however, that a special Bill will almost certainly he presented to Parliament this session to alter the King’s title from “King of Great Britain, Ireland and the Dominions across the sea.” Any proposals for a change in the King’s title would require the approval of the Dominions before being submitted to him.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 69, Issue 78, 12 January 1949, Page 3
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