Ireland and the Washington Declaration

The hollow hypocrisy and sham democratic phraseology of the Churchill-Eisenhower Washington Declaration has, of course, been brutally exposed to the world by the events in Guatemala. But Ireland too, though far from being under the influence of Communists, has challenged the sincerity of this Declaration. Clause Three (which contains the words, "In the case of nations divided against their will we shall seek to achieve unity through free elections supervised by the United Nations to ensure they are conducted fairly") has been discussed in the British House of Commons. On July 13th, Mr. Cahir Healy, Irish Nationalist M.P. for Fermanagh and South Tyrone (part of the area which Britain controls), asked Sir Winston Churchill if the case of Ireland was discussed by himself and President Eisenhower before they signed the statement on the principle of the unification of countries whose people desire it.This article can also be found at the Monthly Review website, where most recent articles are published in full.Click here to purchase a PDF version of this article at the Monthly Review website

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