Threshold of Irish Peace. Exclusive Pictures to the Gaumont Graphic of Mr De Valera’s Letter to Mr Lloyd George

Series

Series Name

Gaumont Graphic

Issue

Issue No.

1076

Date Released

14 Jul 1921

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Manx National Court. Ancient Ceremony of Reading the New Laws on Tynwald Hill Near Peel
2. 2Kangaroos and Thistles. Australian Cricket Team Bat First in Their Match with West of Scotland XI at Glasgow
3. 3Blue Riband of the Air. Oxford and Cambridge Crews in Training at Waddon for the First Inter-Varsity Flight
4. 4A Pleasant Echo of ‘Farrows’ (Bank Which Failed). HRH Princess Louise Distributes Bank Books to Boys of St John’s School, Ealing. The Scholars Were Repaid in Full.
5. 5Threshold of Irish Peace. Exclusive Pictures to the Gaumont Graphic of Mr De Valera’s Letter to Mr Lloyd George

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 5

Summary

Letter from Mr de Valera to Mr Lloyd George: "Sir, The desire you express on the part of the British Government to end the centuries of conflict between the people of these two islands and to establish relations of neighbourly harmony, is the genuine desire of the people of Ireland. I have consulted with my colleagues and secured the views of representatives of the minority of our nation in regard to the invitation you have sent me. In reply I desire to say that I am ready to meet and discuss with you on what basis such a conference as that proposed can reasonably hope to achieve the object desired.' [SUBTITLE]: IRELAND’S HOUR. SINN FEIN LEADERS LEAVE (KINGSTOWN) FOR ENGLAND [2ND SUBTITLE]: DE VALERA AND HIS ASSOCIATES ARRIVE AT EUSTON De Valera down gangway and with Arthur Griffiths and Count Plunkett on ship.

Keywords

Politics and government; Independence movements; War and conflict; Newsreels

Library number GR

4895

Length of story (in feet)

114

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