LORD BIRKEMHEAD'S POSITION
LONDON, Ist May. Lord Birkenhead, speaking at Liverpool, said that, as one of the signatories of the Irish Treaty, ho felt bound to make his own position clear. It wastrue that private interviews had occurred between Mr. Collins, Mr. Griffith, and himself. The difficulty of his tesk now was not lessened by the fact that both Mr. Collins aud Mr. Griffith were dead. He denied giving any assurance to the Irish negotiators inconsistent with the terms of the Treaty regarding the British Government's intentions, or in any way affecting the plain language of the article dealing with the Boundary Commission. Within a few weeks of the signing of the Treaty he stated in the House of Lords that a conference for'the redistribution of territory was one thing, and a conference for 'readjustment of boundaries was anoother. He hoped .that Ulster might yet be persuaded to appoint a Commissioner.
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Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 103, 2 May 1924, Page 7
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