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| Titre : | British intelligence and the Anglo-Irish truce, July-December 1921 (2007) |
| Auteurs : | Paul MCMAHON, Auteur |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | Irish Historical Studies (vol 35 n 140 2007) |
| Article en page(s) : | p. 519-540 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
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| Résumé : | Conspiracy theories have always accompanied the shadowy and ambiguous interventions of British intelligence in Irish affairs. Commentators in Ireland often accuse British intelligence and security agencies of being stubbornly hostile to Irish nationalist aspirations and inclined to oppose, and even sabotage, official British peace initiatives. This attitude has a long heritage and can be traced back to the Anglo-Irish treaty negotiations in 1921. There was a widespread belief in Irish nationalist circles that intelligence officers were exercising a baleful influence on British politicians. Using recently released documents, the present article assesses which role the British intelligence system played in the Anglo-Irish treaty negotiations: whether its personnel were prejudiced wreckers of the political process, or objective purveyors of the truth |
| Pays de publication : | Irlande |
| Mention de responsabilité : | Paul McMahon |
| Fonds : | Médiathèque |
