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*Exchange of Notes Between His Majesty's Government in the Irish Free State and the Egyptian Government Prolonging the Commercial "Modus Vivendi" of July 25/28, 1930.<ref>Exchange of Notes, Government of Irish Free State and Egyptian Government, Cairo, 1930[http://www.worldlii.org/int/other/LNTSer/1933/54.pdf]</ref> |
*Exchange of Notes Between His Majesty's Government in the Irish Free State and the Egyptian Government Prolonging the Commercial "Modus Vivendi" of July 25/28, 1930.<ref>Exchange of Notes, Government of Irish Free State and Egyptian Government, Cairo, 1930[http://www.worldlii.org/int/other/LNTSer/1933/54.pdf]</ref> |
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The description was almost exclusively used only during the Government led by [[William T. Cosgrave]]. After the [[Irish general election, 1932]], in March [[Éamon de Valera]] was formally appointed in place of Cosgrave as [[President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State|President of the Executive Council]], by the [[Governor-General of the Irish Free State|Governor-General]]. In a debate in the Dáil in the following December, on a government motion to approve a Trade Agreement between the Irish Free State and Dominion of Canada, it was remarked that the Vice-President had signed the agreement “on behalf of His Majesty's Government in the Irish Free State.”<ref>Trade Agreement between the Irish Free State and Dominion of Canada. - Motion for Approval. 6 December 1932, Dáil Éireann Debate. Vol. 45 No. 6[http://debates.oireachtas.ie/dail/1932/12/06/00035.asp]</ref> But the description was rarely used during the last five years of the Irish Free State when de Valera led the government (1932-1937). This reflected de Valera's process of [[constitutional autochthony]],<ref>[[Kenneth Wheare]], ''The Constitutional Structure of the Commonwealth'' (Clarendon Press, 1960), p.113, quoted in ''Reflections on the Australian Constitution'' edited by French, Lindell and Saunders, p. 56</ref> being intended to downplay symbols linking Ireland to the crown. |
The description was almost exclusively used only during the Government led by [[William T. Cosgrave]].{{Citation needed|date=October 2014}} After the [[Irish general election, 1932]], in March [[Éamon de Valera]] was formally appointed in place of Cosgrave as [[President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State|President of the Executive Council]], by the [[Governor-General of the Irish Free State|Governor-General]]. In a debate in the Dáil in the following December, on a government motion to approve a Trade Agreement between the Irish Free State and Dominion of Canada, it was remarked that the Vice-President had signed the agreement “on behalf of His Majesty's Government in the Irish Free State.”<ref>Trade Agreement between the Irish Free State and Dominion of Canada. - Motion for Approval. 6 December 1932, Dáil Éireann Debate. Vol. 45 No. 6[http://debates.oireachtas.ie/dail/1932/12/06/00035.asp]</ref> But the description was rarely used during the last five years of the Irish Free State when de Valera led the government (1932-1937).{{Citation needed|date=October 2014}} This reflected de Valera's process of [[constitutional autochthony]],<ref>[[Kenneth Wheare]], ''The Constitutional Structure of the Commonwealth'' (Clarendon Press, 1960), p.113, quoted in ''Reflections on the Australian Constitution'' edited by French, Lindell and Saunders, p. 56</ref> being intended to downplay symbols linking Ireland to the crown. |
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Nevertheless, as late as 1936 the [[Minister for Finance (Ireland)|Minister for Finance]] under de Valera, [[Sean MacEntee]], admitted in [[Dáil Éireann]] that he was still a "Minister of the Crown".{{Citation needed|date = October 2014}} |
Nevertheless, as late as 1936 the [[Minister for Finance (Ireland)|Minister for Finance]] under de Valera, [[Sean MacEntee]], admitted in [[Dáil Éireann]] that he was still a "Minister of the Crown".{{Citation needed|date = October 2014}} |
Revision as of 14:32, 16 October 2014
"His Majesty's Government in the Irish Free State" was a formal description used for the Government of the Irish Free State.
The Irish Free State was a constitutional monarchy whose monarch had the same title in all parts of the British Commonwealth of Nations and its territories.
Examples of use of the description in agreements between the monarch's governments in the United Kingdom and in the Irish Free State include:
- Agreement between His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and His Majesty's Government in the Irish Free State as to the Registration and Control of Veterinary Surgeons (1931).[1]
- Agreement interpreting and supplementing Article ten of the Articles of Agreement for a Treaty between Great Britain and Ireland to which the force of law was given by the Irish Free State (Agreement) Act, 1922 and by the Constitution of the Irish Free State (Saorstát Éireann) Act, 1922 (1929).[2]
The description was also in regular official use between 1929 and 1934 in Notes published by HMSO, "in Regard to Commercial Relations" formally exchanged "Between His Majesty's Government in the Irish Free State" and foreign governments including the governments of:
and in other such Notes, including:
- Exchange of Notes Between His Majesty's Government in the Irish Free State and the Italian Governent Concerning Reciprocal Recognition of Passenger Ships' Certificates and Emigrant Ship Regulations, 1930[8]
- Exchange of Notes Between His Majesty's Government in the Irish Free State and the Egyptian Government Prolonging the Commercial "Modus Vivendi" of July 25/28, 1930.[9]
The description was almost exclusively used only during the Government led by William T. Cosgrave.[citation needed] After the Irish general election, 1932, in March Éamon de Valera was formally appointed in place of Cosgrave as President of the Executive Council, by the Governor-General. In a debate in the Dáil in the following December, on a government motion to approve a Trade Agreement between the Irish Free State and Dominion of Canada, it was remarked that the Vice-President had signed the agreement “on behalf of His Majesty's Government in the Irish Free State.”[10] But the description was rarely used during the last five years of the Irish Free State when de Valera led the government (1932-1937).[citation needed] This reflected de Valera's process of constitutional autochthony,[11] being intended to downplay symbols linking Ireland to the crown.
Nevertheless, as late as 1936 the Minister for Finance under de Valera, Sean MacEntee, admitted in Dáil Éireann that he was still a "Minister of the Crown".[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ Registration and Control of Veterinary Surgeons
- ^ Interpreting Article ten of the Articles of Agreement
- ^ Note HMG in IFS and Brazil
- ^ Note HMG in IFS and Costa Rica
- ^ Note HMG in IFS and Guatemala
- ^ Note HMG in IFS and Roumania
- ^ Note HMG in IFS and Salvador
- ^ Reciprocal Recognition of Passenger Ships' Certificates[1]
- ^ Exchange of Notes, Government of Irish Free State and Egyptian Government, Cairo, 1930[2]
- ^ Trade Agreement between the Irish Free State and Dominion of Canada. - Motion for Approval. 6 December 1932, Dáil Éireann Debate. Vol. 45 No. 6[3]
- ^ Kenneth Wheare, The Constitutional Structure of the Commonwealth (Clarendon Press, 1960), p.113, quoted in Reflections on the Australian Constitution edited by French, Lindell and Saunders, p. 56