LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
From the Dalcassian Legation
A cu.—Our London Representative has drawn our attention to an article by Mr. Brian Inglis which appeared in the October 26th, 1951, issue of your well-known and highly respected journal under the title The Men in Black and I am accordingly directed to point out that if Mr. Inglis had been a little better advised on matters of Irish history or had taken the trouble to peruse an official copy of the CONSTITU- TION OF THE PRINCIPALITY OF THOMOND (which exists in all the major archives throughout. the world and is on record in all the principal London libraries) he would have avoided many errors of fact, for example: (i) It is an obvious error to state that the Principality of Thomond has no historical basis. This is clearly stated cn page 3 paragraph 2 of the said Constitution with reference to English charters and grants of confirmation of the sovereignty of Thomond to the royal House of O'Brien of Thomond EVEN during the days of English occupation of the remainder of Ireland.
is an obvious error of fact to state that His Highness is not descended from the blood of Brian the Brave as can be readily ascer- tained from a perusal of a judgement of a special court. This judgement bears the signature of a Dublin magistrate and is attested by a notary public, the American, French, Swiss, Yugoslav-authorities in this country, and ministerially certified by an officer of the supreme court of judicature of England as a judgement In Rem and as such proof of the facts therein set ford: against all the world. This judgement touches upon His High- ness's incorporeal hereditaments, matters of pedigree and so forth, and may be inspected by arrangement if you so desire.
The Independent Principality of Thomond and its present Ruler, H.H. Prince O'Brien of Thomond, are officially and legally recognised by more than sixteen foreign States by Act of Diplomatic Validation of the Principality's Constitution, Great Seal, topographical map of the territory, the whole with special reference to articles 64-9 of the said Constitution which must be read in conjunction with the said diplomatic acts of the attesting Governments. In addition His Highness is recognised as Sovereign of the Principality by General Peron of the Argentine and by President Tubman of Liberia who holds our principal State Order of Chivalry (and others), and the Principality enjoys a measure of recog- nition from the United Nations at Lake Success as well as by the Commonwealth Relations Office of Downing Street.
In conclusion we may add that Irish nationalism (which for reasons of his own your author prefers to confound with a discredited and defunct continental ideology) has existed, suo vigore, since hoary antiquity, and
will, with the help of Almighty God and the right of self-determination of peoples, continue to exist until the last of the Irishry has passed on and therefore the policy of the UNITED CHRISTIAN NATIONALIST PARTY is strictly the product of circumstances and national or racial genius and is in no sense ,a blue print, mild or otherwise, of any foreign " ism," consequently 'any similarity of Irish nationalism with American, British or German nationalism is a natural sequence of events and as such a PURE COINCIDENCE.
Finally, I may say that there is no sign of decay in the UNITED CHRISTIAN NATIONALIST PARTY or its appendages or of it being laughed out of- existence, in fact, the reverse is a true picture of events for the Party draws its strength from within—Lamh Laidir An Uachtar- (Strength shall prevail or Strength from above) and from the rightness of its policy the whole of which will shortly be made- known to the country in a special campaign. Nevertheless, we are well aware of the undercover elements of the Peoples' Republican Government and their fellow-travellers of pinker shades (which naturally exclude the Northern Government and the Government of the Principality of Thomond) who have made and will doubtlessly continue to make every blackguardly and unprincipled attack upon the persons and property of Their High- nesses and Family, who for several years past have been the object of bitter and unprovoked attacks by these enemies of Christendom and Ireland and who have attempted by "scandal," "smear campaigns," " libel " and " persecution" and even by " framing " (with the aid of a Peoples' Republican Court using bribery of witnesses who were subse- quently consigned to prison and corruption of every kind including the planned theft of His Highness' personal legal proofs and other evidence). The methods of these " Courts " were condemned in the DAIL EIREANN and the "Procedure Rectified" according to the Dail reports as the same constituted a, grave scandal to the nation as justice became a mockery!
However I am happy to add that these malpractices have had little success in stemming the ever growing popularity of Their Highnesses and Family and the chief design of the same has failed although we are fully aware, from our security branch, that the vigour of these black- guardly attacks will increase in proportion to the growing strength of the party.—I am, dear Mr. Editor, Yours faithfully,
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