IRISH FREE STATE
OATH OF ALLEGIANCE ABOLITION VIEWED WITH CONCERN BRITAIN’S ATTITUDE (United Press Assn.—By Tefegraph—Copyright.) (Rec. 5.5 p.m.) London, March 19. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr Neville Chamberlain, speaking at Birmingham and referring to Mr de Valera's recent statement, ’said that Cabinet had not received an official communication from the Free State regarding the abolition of the oath and the retention of land annuities. “Until these reports are officially confirmed,” he said, “I cannot assume that they are correct. Nevertheless in order to remove doubt concerning Britain’s attitude, I would say that any suggestion that solemn obligations and agreements can be repudiated or varied as though they concerned one side alone would cause Britain the gravest concern, and if seriously pursued would undoubtedly revive bitterness and differences which it w’as hoped had been removed for ever.”
The Times states that the Irish Free State Executive has suspended the Public Safety Act.
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Southland Times, Issue 21658, 21 March 1932, Page 7
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153IRISH FREE STATE Southland Times, Issue 21658, 21 March 1932, Page 7
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