See SP*R RON UTaa NyeG SA u cnBas ateCeO uNtSt seeey . RWrE G eeet apieeaAnWGAt eeteoenen a mea stT|eCaPd y , Sensation be eas Ban Spiiers sMaMtueire)a r ieei tft oryn ed , Vatae4e,ge as bent NaeT S af i ane ‘a ena = aed aefi eee beye e aeaelve se 4 Steele nehahei d tL Piienesa eG p,Wj o hyA seMta ahaoi t 4 7 bai Wevay einry Ci MAR aihe n ana yTea oys Liv PAO BKOS leaO e)h ,i th y MEpUu rG U itneer y Annef t 3 fiEea s yy/: BeCSMA SBADIATADA 2 P E NeMR teg4t75e1e ie) SH HY Bie nf HeartM IrNe al bielt e 4Ta e HikeAs IKs i RtRn RRa ae OE be ata seas ie aiuy uh 1 At He ‘t int Neilr a if Bt y ¢ {Ae aas tn laine ee RO EB Aitiis o h NO LONGER PROPERTY OF FALVEY MEMORIAL LIBRAF. Ireland aen and the USA at War 1941-45 — Also by the author Eamon de Valera (Gill’s Irish Lives) Charlie Irish Neutrality and the USA Michael Collins and the Treaty De Valera’s Darkest Hour De Valera’s Finest Hour T. RYLE DWYER STRAINED RELATIONS Ireland at Peace and the USA at War 1941-45 GILL AND MACMILLAN Dublin BARNES & NOBLE BOOKS Totowa, New Jersey Published in Ireland by Gill and Macmillan Ltd Goldenbridge Dublin 8 with associated companies in Auckland, Delhi, Gaborone, Hamburg, Harare, Hong Kong, Johannesburg, Kuala Lumpur, Lagos, London, Manzini, Melbourne, Mexico City, Nairobi, New York, Singapore, Tokyo ©T. Ryle Dwyer 1988 Print origination in Ireland by Graphic Plan, Dublin Printed in Great Britain by The Camelot Press, Southampton All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be copied, reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without permission of the publishers. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Dwyer, T. Ryle Strained relations: Ireland at peace and the USA at war, 1941-45. 1. World War, 1939-1945—Diplomatic history 2. World War, 1939-1945— | Ireland 3. Ireland—Foreign relations—United States 4. United States— Foreign relations—Ireland I. Title 327.417073 D754.16 ISBN 0-7171-1580-1 First published in the USA 1988 by Barnes & Noble Books 81 Adams Drive Totowa, New Jersey 07512 Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Dwyer, T. Ryle. Strained relations: Ireland at peace and the USA at war 1941-45 T. Ryle Dwyer. p. cm. Bibliography: p. ISBN 0-389-20774-8 1.World War, 1939-1945—Diplomatic history. 2. Ireland—Foreign re- lations—United States. 3. Ireland—Foreign relations—1922- . 4. United States— Foreign relations—Ireland. 5. United States—Foreign relations—1933-1945 6. Ireland—Neutrality. I. Title. D754.16D893 1988 327.415073—del9 CIP Contents Preface Neutrals at Odds America Goes to War Gray Advised by Ghosts Just in Case 9. Getting Behind the Green Curtain . The Absent Treatment /, American Spies in Ireland 3. Convenient Fiction for Allied Airmen Ireland’s Phoney Neutrality The Irish Threat to Postwar Stability Military did not want Irish Bases _ The Truth Behind the American Note Diplomatic Manoeuvrings - Amid the Press Hysteria What they Knew Towards a Troubled End> In the Final Days Notes Bibliography Index ss vrs aeacd aks Rso os r Woe