Transcription: a friendly and for a hostile Ireland and whatever guns we put into the coastal forts, a British battleship could from a couple of miles out of range, blow them to smithereens. I don't believe the second eventuality is at all likely; by recognizing fundamentally Irish independence and acting on it, the British will I believe have Irish support; as to what extent will depend upon circumstances and the Government of the day. Britain has secretly laid in 3 months supply of wheat and oil and the development of the Irish cattle industry for the English market will also be a sound British war measure.          There remains partition. De Valera says it is the last barrier to complete reconciliation. British opinion has been impressed and the North has had "a bad press" on the whole, but progress towards unity will be slow. I told Paddy Little, Parliamentary Secretary to the President, who was I thought far too optimistic, that the foundations only had been laid in good London-Dublin relations. 5 years may see some possible advance, but not sooner and probably later.             While in Dublin I had interviews with Sean McEntee, Minister for Finance, Sean Lemass, Minister for Industry and Commerce, Sean T. O'Kelly, Minister for Local Government, Jim Ryan, Minister for Agriculture and de Valera amongst others. De Valera was nearly my last interview and it was on the eve of his departure for London to sign the Treaty and I felt it to be in some ways the least effect- He confessed that he has been following international affairs very little during recent months; he is the Minister for External Affairs and we have been passing through grave international crisis, but of course he was absolutely absorbed in his Anglo-Irish settlement. I tried to sow some seed in Little's mind about the need for a separate Minister, or Parliamentary Secretary, especially now that settlement has been arrived at with London.

Transcription: April 29th 1938.   I have been in ireland for Easter just prior to the signing of the Anglo-Irish Agreement and the selection of Douglas Hyde as an agreed candidate for the Presidency.               De Valera has secured a very good agreement and the British have been very wise, especially in handing over the ports (reserved under the 1921 Treaty) without conditions. De Valera has declared that these will be modernized and put into a state for defence and has again declared no foreign country will be allowed to use Ireland as a base fot attack against England. Ten million Pounds is being paid to England as a  lump sum in settlement of all debts and a good trade agreement is estabilished which will help both countries.   Undoubtedly the international situation had a part in forcing the hand of the British. Malcolm Mac Donald, Dominion Secretary, being congratulated  by Dulanty said that Jimmy Thomas would have personally been prepared to make as good a settlement if Cabinet policy has permitted. A very decent remark of MacDonald's.           De Valera lunched a couple of time alone with Neville Chamberlain and very good personal relations seem to have been estabilished. After  the agreement has been signed I broke my rule about speaking to the press to say the agreement  would be welcome in Europe and in America and would result in material and psychological political benefits to both countries.              A great doubt in my mind about de Valera has been whether he was statesman enough to know when to make a bergain. He has shown it. If war were to break out, we might get a little more, but on the other hand we might lose a great deal when soldiers took command. The British are not taking so great a risk as it would seem; it is certain the Admiraly have plans both for

Transcription: Extract from a book by     Major General A. C. Temperley     "The Whispering Gallery of Europe"         ---------------------   "The Irish Free State, like many other small Powers, had a permanent representative at Geneva, and Mr. Sean Lester held the post for several years on behalf, first, of the Cosgrave and then of the de Valera Governments. He is a man of great sincerity and moral courage and he did much to shape the course of the Manchuria discussions. He showed to very great advantage as a member of the Council, during the Irish tenure of the seat reserved for the Dominions, and this procured for him nomination to the uneasy post of High Commissioner of Danzig. He is now an Under-Secretary General in the Secretariat. The League is the richer for Dominion statesmen like Lester and te Water, who have believed that "somehow the right is the right" and have not failed through good and ill to be its champions." page 113 - May 1938 -    right hand side written     England has secretly bought 3 months' supplies of wheat & oil! And has doubled her air force plan of last year.   Two recent books contain personal references.   "The Wild Geese" by Gerald Griffin (Jarrolds, London) has an accurate but ininspired dozen of pages.   "The Whispering Gallery of Europe" by Major General A.C. Temperly, has a friendly paragraph on my work during the Disarmament Conference.

Transcription: April 1938.   I write little and only in snatches. Events of big import follow so quickly in Lurope. And elements change.   Theodoli, formerly of Opium Section, and now Italian Consul General in Cyprus called. Says, "Leave it to the Germans. Stupid as always, they will isolate themselves. They will have against them the same combination as before."     In spite of all, Austria was a big blow for Italy. And Trieste is now as near the German frontier.   The Anglo-Italian agreement has been signed. A detente. But neither British nor Germans have really much confidence in Italy. She will (naturally, perhaps) go with the stranger.

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