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^THIS. DOCUMENT I S THE PROPERTY OP HIS B R I T A H ^ O - MAJESTY S GOVERNMENT) .
1
CONPIISIITIAL^
0 ,P , 3529 .
-OCTOKSR 11th
- . nSGSMESR 5th.
I R I S H DELEG IT I ON.
BRITI311 DELEGATION.
"Mr. L l o y d
Mr.
1921.
Mr.. A r t h u r
George.
Mr. M i c h a e l
Chamberlain.
Lord Birkerihe&d.
Mr. Robert
Mr-.
Mr. S . J .
Churchill*.
S i r L-
Griffith.
Mr,
"brthington-Evanr
Gavan
Collins.
Barton.
Luggan.
Puffy.
S i r Hamar Greenwood
and
S i r Gordon H e w a r t .
Secretaries;
Secretaries.
M r . Thomas
Jones.
Mr. Erskine
Mr. L i o n e l
Curtis.
ter*
Pionan L y n c h .
Mr.
John
Childers.
Chartree.
Mr-. D i a r m u i d
0'Hegarty.
TREATY BETWEEN GREAT B R I T A I N AND IRELAND,
Articles
of
Agreement.
SIGNED
December'^' 6tfe,; 1921.
TK3ATY ' .BET-?E.EH
-GREAT
ARTICLES
1..
Ireland
the
s h a l l have t h o
Cornaunity o f
nations
Dominion
of
Canada,
the
Dominion
o f New Z e a l a n d ,
B R I T A I B A AND ' IRELAND
OB
sane
AOBBEMT.
c o n s t i t u t i o n a l : status
knowr.^ as t h e
B r i t i s h Empire
Commonwealth o f
Australia,
and t h e U n i o n o f
with
the.peace
order'
and g o o d . . g o v e r n m e n t
of
to that Parliament,
and s h a l l ..he s t y l e d and known as t h e
Free
and an E x e c u t i v e
the
the
South A f r i c a
a P a r l i a m e n t h a v i n g powq-ra. t o make l a w s f o r
Ireland
as
Subject
tion
of
to
tho I r i s h
Parliament
the
provisions
Free State
hereinafter
in r e l a t i o n
and Government and o t h e r w i s e
shall
and t h o law., - p r a c t i o e
usage
relationship
governing'the
of
t h o Crown and o f t h e
Canada s h a l l
3,,
in
like
manner a s t h o
and i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h t h e
of
Irish
be t h a t
ana
of
to
tho
Governor-General
observed
the
constitutional
Parliament
to
posi­
Imperial
in
representa­
tho
Dominion
I r i s h Free
Crown i n I r e l a n d
practice
the
shall
State
be
of
Canada
the
making
such a p p o i n t me aits,.
4,
the
Imperial
of the
out
t h e Crown o r t h e
govern t h e i r r e l a t i o n s h i p
The r e p r e s e n t a t i v e
appointed
of
set
to the
D o m i n i o n o f Canada,
of
responsible
State,
2.
tive
in
The o a t h t o be t a k e n by II em ho r s o f
I r i s h Free
I
to
State
. . . . . . .
the
George V . ,
the
of
and t h a t I
his heirs
in
to
forming tho
tho
following
swear
the
true
Irish
will
bo
Free
faith
State
faithful'to
of - I r e l a n d
and - a l l e g ! a n c e
as by
Commonwealth
of
law
HAM.
King
in
virtue
w i t h Great
and.-membership o f t h e
British
of
form:--
and s u c c e s s o r s b y l a w ,
common c i t i z e n s h i p
and h e r a d h e r e n c e
:A n a t i o n s
be
do s o l e m n l y
Constitution
establishec!
of
shall
the P a r l i a m e n t
group
Britain
of
Nations.
The
service
I r i s h Froe
of
the
S t a t e Ahzll
P u b l i c Debt
at the date hereof
.as e x i s t i n g
at
and e q u i t a b l e ,
of
that
date
of
such sumo b e i n g d e t e r m i n e d
6.
of
Until
of
set off
any j u s t
or
her
Britain
State
of
an a r r a n g e m e n t
shall
such v e s s e l s
and I r i s h
Governments
amount
persons
the
being
prevent
of
of
of
under­
T
construe­
Irish
the
Great,.
Majesty s
Free
protection
of
this, a r t i c l e
with a view
of
s h a l l be
the
expiration
t o the
own c o a s t a l
of
five
undertaking
defence.
shall
afford
F o r c e s :-­
i n t h e Annex h e r e t o ,
as may from t i n e
to
t i m e be
or
such
agreed
B r i t i s h . Government, and. t h e Government o f
I r i s h Free State ;
re­
British
p e a c e such h a r b o u r and o t h e r
as a r c I n d i c a t e d
facilities
for
British
sea o f
the
the
tho I r i s h Free S t a t e
Imperial
In tine
necessary
t o be h e l d , a t t h e
a share i n h e r
to His M a j e s t y ' s
of
the
State
defence by
of R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s
the d a t e h e r e o f
Tho Government
the
part
agreement b y
I r i s h Free
shall not
provisions
a conference
(a)
fair
Fisheries,
viewed at
7..
the
be u n d e r t a k e n b y H i s
as a r e
or t h e
The f o r e g o i n g
by. I r e l a n d
of
Independent
o r m a i n t e n a n c e b y t h o Government
from
pensions
on t h e
has b e e n made b e t w e e n
own c o a s t a l d e f e n c e ,
t h e Revenue
years
existing
the B r i t i s h . Empire.
and I r e l a n d
of
claims
In default
one c r more
I m p e r i a l F o r c e s , but t h i s
tion
o f war
counter-claim,
and I r i s h Governments w h e r e b y t h e
takes
payment
tho
i n s u c h p r o p o r t i o n as may b e
I r e l a n d b y way of
citizens
tho
having regard t o
arbitration
Tor
t h e U n i t e d Kingdom as
and t o w a r d s
of
the
assume l i a b i l i t y
and
facilities
other
between
the
(b)
I n time
of
F o r e i g n Power
the B r i t i s h
of
8.
cf
war o r o f
such hartoour and s t h e r
feifOiwent
such d e f e n c e - as
With a view t o
securing
I r i s h -Free S t a t e
!
the
force,
in size
such p r a ^ o r u i o n o f
- Ireland bears
9.
of
be f r e e l y
payment
of
of
armaments,
establishments
Britain
the
of
if
thereof
the m i l i t a r y
the
shall
Irish
the
and o t h e r
c o m p e n s a t i o n on t e r m s n o t l e s s ^ f a v o u r a b l e
Police
by i t
ment e f f e c t e d
Provided
of
Police
or pensions
Until
the Act
of
of. t h e
agreement
Force
the Royal
or
Irish
shall
t o persons
of
State
agrees t o
than
on
pay
those
members
discharged
date h e r e o f .
for
to a n y . o f
members
recruited
during
The
in
the
British
such, c o m p e n s a t i o n ,
these
the r a t i f i c a t i o n
the P a r l i a m e n t
apply t o
Constabulary
assume r e s p o n s i b i l i t y
for
main­
change of. g o v e r n ­
not
Parliament
shall
exceed
country
S e r v a n t s who are
of
Free
not
officials,
the e x p i r a t i o n
of
military
hereof,
as may be p a y a b l e
the powers
State
State
judges,
consequence
next, preceding, the
Government w i l l
11.
in
that t h i s
Britain for
two y e a r s
1920 t o
i n pursuance
the A u x i l i a r y
Great
I r i s h Free
F o r c e s and o t h e r P u b l i c
o r who r e t i r e
a
dues.
fair
cf
Government
Free
other
The Government
of
principle
Britain.
10.
a c c o r d e d by t h e A c t
the
establishments
Great
ships o f
customary p o r t
the
as
purposes
as t h a t w h i c h t h e p o p u l a t i o n
to the
of
the
and m a i n t a i n s
G r e a t B r i t a i n and t h e
open
for
observance
to the p o p u l a t i o n o f
The p o r t s
shall
the
establishes
defence
t a i n e d i n Great
may r e q u i r e
facilities
aforesaid.
int^rnatJ-cnal..limitation
of t h e
;r*eJM4-ons w i t h a
etmiiAed
excepted
persons.
one month f r o m t h e p a s s i n g
and t h e
not be e x e r o l s a b l e
of
this
Government
as r e s p e c t s
of
instrument,.
of the
Irish
Northern
'
-
Ireland,
and the p r o v i s i o n s
A c t 1920,
shall,
remain, o f f u l l
held
of
for
force
the r e t u r n
the I r i s h P r e e
Ireland,
unless
the p a r l i a m e n t
of
If
before
i s presented
no l o n g e r
relate
for
and no e l e c t i o n
in
of
Northern I r e l a n d
before
in favour
the; end o f
shall
he
Northern
the e x p i r a t i o n
to that
effect,
cf
of
and t h i s
t o the n e c e s s a r y
the
provisions
so f a r
t o be
s h a l l have
shall
of
those
as
full
effect
they
foroe
subject
modifications.
that i f
Commission: c o n s i s t i n g
b y the Government
instrument
of
(including
shall
continue
parliament
Pree State
and tlie
1920,
address
an
the
the powers
Ireland)
to P o r t h e r n I r e l a n d ,
of
the I r i s h
Ireland Act,
holding
the
o f the s a i d month,
e x t e n d to n o r t h e r n I r e l a n d ,
t o the C o u n c i l
of
of
the s a i d sionth.
t o H i s l l a j e s t y b y b o t h Houses
Provided
Ireland
Parliament
the
constituencies
and the Government
and e f f e c t ,
Ireland
of
to N o r t h e r n
of members t o s e r v e i n
Of t h e Government of
relating
they r e l a t e
and e f f e c t ,
State
Herthern I r e l a n d
parliament
as
the Government
a r e s o l u t i o n i s p a s s e d by b o t h Houses
such e l e c t i o n s
12.
of
so f a r
cf
of
b y the Government, of
such,an address
of
is
three persons,
the I r i r s h P r e e
so p r e s e n t e d
one t o b e
Strvte ,
Northern I r e l a n d ,
a
appointed
one t o be
appointed
and one r$io
shall
Chairman t o be a p p o i n t e d by the B r i t i s h Government
shall
determine i n accordance w i t h
so f a r
of
tl-e
inhabitants,
an may be c o m p a t i b l e w i t h economic and. g e o g r a p h i c
conditions
rest
the w i s h e s
of
the b o u n d a r i e s
Ireland,-and
Ireland Aot,
for
1920, and of
Northern I r e l a n d s h a l l be
between N o r t h e r n I r e l a n d and the
the p u r p o s e s
this
of.the
of
Government
instrument, the "boundaryof
such a s may b e . d e t e r m i n e d by
such
Commission.
13.
powers
be
P o r the p u r p o s e
of
of
the p a r l i a m e n t
the l a s t
of
foregoing
article,
S o u t h e r n I r e l a n d under
the
the
Government
of I r e l a n d a n t ,
Council
Ireland
of
shall
1920, t o e l e c t members
after
the P a r l i a m e n t
i s c o n s t i t u t e d be e x e r c i s e d by that
14.
the e x p i r a t i o n
address
as
of
12 h e r e o f
Irish
Parliament.
the s a i d month, i f
I s mentioned i n A r t i c l e
the
of t h e
Free State
After
of
no
is
such
presented,
the P a r l i a m e n t and Government of N o r t h e r n I r e l a n d
shall
continue t o e x e r c i s e
the
powers
conferred
as r e s p e c t s
on thorn by t h e Government of I r e l a n d
1920, h u t the P a r l i a m e n t
State
shall
in respect
and Government
of w h i c h the P a r l i a m e n t
w h i c h under the
subject
of
that Act
the
the
as may be
date h e r e o f
(a)
subject
t o operate
Government o f
Safeguards
the p u r p o s e
t o which the l a s t
Safeguards
Northern
in
Ireland.
Safeguards
w i t h r e g a r d t o the
collection
of
Ireland.
w i t h r e g a r d t o i m p o r t and e x p o r t
the t r a d e
or i n d u s t r y
of
Ireland,
Safeguards
for
of
fore­
those
wiUh r e g a r d t o p a t r o n a g e
duties affecting
(d)
Southern
i n the e v e n t of no s u c h a d d r e s s
revenue i n Northern
(c)
of
may i n c l u d e
Northern
(b)
of
agreed'
t h e Government
a s i s t h e r e i n mentioned b e i n g p r e s e n t e d and
provisions
af
i n the r e s t
c o n s t i t u t e d may meet f o r
the p r o v i s i o n s
is
jurisdiction
same powers as
N o r t h e r n I r e l a n d and t h e p r o v i s i o n a l
going A r t i c l e
matters
appe a r i n g .
A t any time a f t e r
Ireland hereinafter
Preo
t o matters
(including
t o such o t h e r p r o v i s i o n s
i n manner h e r e i n a f t e r
discussing
the I r i s h
Act,
N o r t h e r n I r e l a n d has
s a i d Act are w i t h i n the
t h e C o u n c i l of I r e l a n d )
15,
of
i n N o r t h e r n I r e l a n d have i n r e l a t i o n
n o t power t o make l a w s under
Ireland,
Northern I r e l a n d
minorities
in Northern
Ireland.
(e)
The
settlement
of
between Northern
the
financial
Ireland
relations
and t h e I r i s h
Tree
State. .
(f)
The e s t a b l i s h m e n t
i n TTorthern
Defence
and powers
Ireland
Ponces
of
a t any s u c h m e e t i n g
sraae s h a l l h a v e e f f e c t
provisions
subject
and t h e r e l a t i o n
provisions
as i f
they were
I n N o r t h e r n I r e l a n d under A r t i c l e
Parliament
either
hibit
Parliament
or
the
without
free
status
institution
lic
purposes
17.
By way o f
tion
of
Southern I r e l a n d
Parliament
during the
dance t h e r e w i t h ,
steps
ing
members o f
encies
ernnent
of
shall
In Southern I r e l a n d
of
Ireland Act,
State
different
its
pro­
any
religious
the
right
money
the
school
aid. b e t w e e n
religious
demom­
denomination or
of
any
the
interval
administra­
w h i c h must
constitution
I r i s h Free
Parliament
pub­
compensation,
State
be t a k e n f o r t h w i t h
since
or
property except f o r
and t h e
the
at
the
as
give
public
arrangement f o r
date h e r e o f
or
prejudicially
as r e s p e c t s
and G o v e r n m e n t o f
a meeting
14 h e r e o f .
instruction
and on payment
provisional
between the
exer­
t o be
on a c c o u n t o f
or a f f e c t
any o f
the
Parliament
are
thereof
from, any r e l i g i o u s
educational
elapse
exercise
u n d e r t h e management o f
utility
the
t o endow any r e l i g i o n
the r e l i g i o u s
or d i v e r t
of
I r i s h Free State nor
a school receiving
o r make any d i s c r i m i n a t i o n
inations
and
I r e l a n d s h a l l make any l a w s o
to attend
attending
schools
the
impose a n y d i s a b i l i t y
or r e l i g i o u s
any c h i l d
of
or i n d i r e c t l y
or r e s t r i c t
belief
the I r i s h Free S t a t e
Northern
directly
preference
of
of
Stato
i n c l u d e d amongst
cisable
the
the i
are a g r e e d t o ,
Government
Neither
of
t o which the powers of the
of
militia
respectively,
and
16..
a local
the I r i s h Free
Northern I r e l a n d
and i f
of
elected
the passing
of
in
for
for
a
aecor-­
summon­
corstita­
the
1 9 2 0 , and f o r . c o n s t i t u t i n g
provisional
of
Gov­
a
Govern- ­
merit, and the , B r i t i s h Government
necessary
to. t r a n s f e r
to
provided
that
acceptance
shall
of
this
signified
instrument.
steps ,
Government "the
the d i s c h a r g e
such
hereof..
13.
shall
This instrument
His Majesty s
1
or h e r
arrangement
the purpose
of
Commons of
ratified
(Signed)
On b e h a l f
signatories
the a p p r o v a l
of
to a meeting
summoned
t h e members e l e c t e d t o s i t
S o u t h e r n I r e l a n d and i f
by the h e c e s s a r y
of
Parliament
for
i n the House
approved
shall
On b e h a l f
of the I r i s h
Delegation.
6 GRI03KTHA.
D ,. LLOYD GSORGS .
ART
AUSTEN 0HA2 i B E R L A I .
HICHA3L 0 dOIirAIlT,
3IRKSNHEAD.
RIOBARB BAK?Ui ,
L.
T
CHURCHILL.
V/ORTHINGTON-^VANS .
HAMAR GRE3NWOOD .
GORDON HEWART,
6th December,
be
legislation.
of the B r i t i s h
Delegation.
WINSTON S ,
twelve
he s u b m i t t e d f o r t h w i t h "by
Government f o r
and by the I r i s h
its ­
provisional
in writing his
But t h i s
of
not c o n t i n u e i n f o r c e Beyond the e x p i r a t i o n
months from the d a t e
of
for
e v e r y member' of
Government s h a l l have
talce the
such p r o v i s i o n a l
powers and machinery r e q u i s i t e
duties,
nhall
1921.
E.S.
0 DUGAIK.
SElORSA GHABHAIIC U I BHUBHTHAIGH.
ANNEX.
1.
The f o l l o w i n g
a r e the s p e c i f i c
facilities
required.
DOCKYARD PORT AT B2RBHAVBK
( a ) A d m i r a l t y p r o p e r t y and r i g h t s to "be r e t a i n e d as a t the d a t e
hereof.
H a r b o u r d e f e n c e s to remain' i n c h a r g e of B r i t i s h c a r e
and maintenance p a r t i e s .
( b ) Harbour defences
maintenance p a r t i e s .
u s e of H i s M a j e s t y ' s
to remain i n c h a r g e of B r i t i s h c a r e and
C e r t a i n mooring buoys t o b e r e t a i n e d f o r
ships.
3ELPA3T LOUGH.
( c ) H a r b o u r d e f e n c e s t o remain i n charge
maintenance p a r t i e s .
of B r i t i oh c a r e and
( d ) H a r b o u r d e f e n c e s to remain i n c h a r g e
maintenance p a r t i e s .
of B r i t i s h
c a r e and
AVIATION.
(e)
P a c i l i t i e s i n the neighbourhood of
c o a s t a l d e f e n c e by a i r .
the above p o r t s
for
OIL PUEL STORAGE.
(f)
Haulbowline
Rathmullen
2.
)
I
)
To be e f f e r e d f o r s a l e to commerical com­
p a n l e s under g u a r a n t e e t h a t p u r c h a s e r s
s h a l l m a i n t a i n a c e r t a i n minimum stock f o r
Admiralty purposes.
A C o n v e n t i o n s h a l l be made between the B r i t i s h
Government of t h e I r i s h P r e e
State t o , g i v e
effect
Government and the
to the
following
conditions,
( a ) That submarine c a b l e s s h a l l not be l a n d e d or w i r e l e s s s t a t i o n s
f o r communication w i t h p l a c e s o u t s i d e I r e l a n d b e e s t a b l i s h e d except­
by agreement w i t h the B r i t i s h ' G o v e r n m e n t ; ' t h a t ' t h e e x i s t i n g c a b l e
l a n d i n g r i g h t s and w i r e l e s s c o n c e s s i o n s s h a l l not be withdrawn
e x c e p t by agreement w i t h the B r i t i s h Government; and t h a t the
B r i t i s h Government - s h a l l b e e n t i t l e d t o l a n d a d d i t i o n a l submarine
c a b l e s or e s t a b l i s h a d d i t i o n a l w i r e l e s s s t a t i o n s f o r communication
with plaoe3 outside I r e l a n d .
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( b ) That l i g h t h o u s e s , b u o y s , b e a c o n s , and any n a v i g a t i o n a l marks
o r n a v i g a t i o n a l a i d s s h a l l be m a i n t a i n e d by t h e Government of t h e
I r i s h P r e e S t a t e as a t the d a t e h e r e o f and s h a l l not be removed
or added t o e x c e p t : b y agreement w i t h t h e B r i t i s h Government..
(o)
That w a r s i g n a l s t a t i o n s s h a l l b e c l o s e d down and l e f t i n
c h a r g e af c a r e and maintenance p a r t i e s , the -Government of t h e I r i s h
P r e e S t a t e b e i n g o f f e r e d the o p t i o n of talcing them over and w o r k i n g
them f o r commercial p u r p o s e s s u b j e c t t o A d m i r a l t y i n s p e c t i o n and
. g u a r a n t e e i n g the upkeep of e x i s t i n g t e l e g r a p h i c eommunicatidn
therewith.
3.
A C o n v e n t i o n s h a l l be made between t h e same Governments
- r e g u l a t i o n of
C i v i l . -Communication "by A i r - .
for
the