FRIENDLY RELATIONS
BRITAIN AND FREE STATE MR DE VALERA’S DECLARATION DUBLIN, May 29. (Received May 30, at 5.5 p.ra.) Mr de Valera, in the Bail Eireann, said: “It is to our advantage to be on friendly terms with Britain in trading matters and wo are prepared to enter into an agreement to purchase pound for pound from her, even giving her preference. My object has always been to establish friendly , relations. We cou'd even make trade and defence treaties with Britain.” Mr de Valera declared that there had been reports that hostile action might be taken against Britain by some foreign Power who might land in Ireland with the connivance of the Free State. “ I say definitely that as far as this or any other Irish Government is concerned our territory will not be permitted to be used as a base for attacking Britain.”
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 22585, 31 May 1935, Page 13
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