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WASHINGTOS D.C 5
No.1078.
September 21st 1939*
My Lord*
A journalist    friend of viae has had
an interesting conversation with my Irish colleague.
Mr. Brennan said that as a result of
a tour he has just been arising he is convinced
that the feeling of Irish-Americana is quite
different from in 1914.   Their sentiments are now
pro-British and there is great resentment among
than at the outrages committed by the Irish
Republican Army.   Thousands were ready to volunteer
to fight against Hitler*
Government In the United Kingdom night* as a
result of the German submarine campaign find it
necessary to insist on the use of harbours in Southern
and western Ireland for the British Navy* He felt
that this would perhaps have an unfortunate result
on Irish opinion.   In hie view the Statesmanlike
course would be for His Majesty1 s Government in the
United Kingdom to bend all their energies to promoting
the unity of Sire with Northern Ireland f and thus
obtain without any question the free use for the navy
of all Irish ports.
3. X an, of course, well aware of the gulf
which separates "Orange" fron "Green* Ireland. And I
should have thought that the beginnings of a movement
of reconciliation night take the form of a joint
Mr. Brennan opined that Hie Majesty's
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