Secret dispatches by Anti-Treaty forces during the Civil War,
1923.
The dispatches, most of which are addressed to the prisoners in internment camps, convey orders from I.R.A. headquarters and request information of various kinds. A recurring theme is the the need for new lines of communication to be opened up, due to the difficulties of conveying information by secret means.
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| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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| Notes: | Dispatches and memos produced by the Anti-Treaty forces in 1923, both before and after the ceasefire. All but one of the items are on very thin paper, known as 'flimsies'. Several sheets of this type of paper were inserted into a typewriter at the same time and were interleaved with carbon paper, so that several identical copies of the document could be produced. Another advantage of this paper, from the I.R.A. viewpoint, was that it was easier to smuggle the documents into jails. One technique used for smuggling documents was to roll the paper into cigarettes from which most of the tobacco had been removed. Physical description: 15 items (1 folder). more |
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Dispatch from the Department of Intelligence, Anti-Treaty forces,
1923 June 10.
| In Collection: | Secret dispatches by Anti-Treaty forces during the Civil War, 1923 |
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| Description: | The Dispatch mentions enclosures of documents, including Frank Aiken's Special Army Order 'Cease Fire - Dump Arms' and President's Order of the Day of 29th May, amongst others (none present). Carolan asks for a list of imprisoned T.D.'s, and requests that they do their utmost to establish lines of communication, suggesting good ingredients for invisible ink. He also requests information of the conditions of the prisoners. |
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| Language: | English |
| Extent: | 1 item. |
| Format: | Manuscript |
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MS 50,300/3
(Manuscripts Reading Room) |
| Rights: | Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland. |
| Corporate Author: | Irish Republican Army |