The Irish News reports that newly released documents from the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs record that in the 1950s Winston Churchill expressed a “longing” for the reunification of Ireland “provided that we could woo the six counties successfully.” The documents are contained in the latest volume of the Documents on Irish Foreign Policy, which is published by the Royal Irish Academy. The article from the Irish News is here and information on the Documents on Irish Foreign Policy series is available here.
Churchill in the News
30 Wednesday Nov 2016
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