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Indo Daily: State Papers - Ireland's role in the downfall of Edward VIII, and concerns over peace process after 9/11

The latest tranche of the National Archive of Ireland's State Papers has revealed the high level of sensitivity to the release of any and all documentation relating to the royals. As such, the papers point to a what London termed "a crucial conversation" in the 1960s between then-taoiseach Éamon de Valera and a British civil servant by the name of Harry Batterbee, with a request made that Ireland withhold documents connected to the abdication of King Edward.

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fromIndependent

3 weeks ago

'The situation is grave' - the Irish documents about Edward VIII's abdication the UK wanted to keep private

The British government sought to withhold documents and a conversation involving Éamon de Valera about King Edward VIII's 1936 abdication from public release.

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fromIrish Independent

3 weeks ago

Abdication secrets, Boyzone hysteria and Shannon as a NASA stop: Day One of the Irish State Papers

State papers reveal withheld Edward VIII abdication files, secret study of UN trusteeship for Northern Ireland, and overseas cervical smear testing considered for cost savings.

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Indo Daily: State Papers - Ireland's role in the downfall of Edward VIII, and concerns over peace process after 9/11

'The situation is grave' - the Irish documents about Edward VIII's abdication the UK wanted to keep private

Abdication secrets, Boyzone hysteria and Shannon as a NASA stop: Day One of the Irish State Papers

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