FREE STATE OF IRELAND HAS GOOD CHANCE OF ADMISSION TO LEAGUE
Geneva, Switzerland (JFK+50) On September 13, 1922, the Associated Press reports that "Ireland's chances for admission to the league of nations now appears to be good."
Reports indicate that the Free State of Ireland* simply must "give some sure indication that she is able to maintain order and is disposed to ratify the Irish constitution."
It is also stated that Great Britain is prepared to offer no opposition to Ireland's admission to the league under these circumstances.
JFK+50 NOTE
The Irish Free State joined the League in September 1923. According to UN Ambassador Patricia O'Brien, membership in the League gave Ireland "the opportunity to engage at a diplomatic level in far larger number of states than otherwise possible."
*Free State of Ireland (1922-1937) was established under the Anglo-Irish Treaty of Dec 1921 which ended the 3 year Irish War of Independence. FSI included 26 of 32 counties of Ireland with 6 countries opting out of the new state.
SOURCES
"Ireland Likely To Join League of Nations," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., September 13, 1922, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
"Irish Free State joins League of Nations, September 1923," by Patricia O'Brien, DFAT100, www.dfa.ie/
