Deportation Order from the Secretary of State to James Gough, 17 June 1916 Letters 1916-1923 David Lloyd George

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A deportation order from David Lloyd George (1863–1945), the British Secretary of State for War concerning prisoner James Gough who participated in the Easter Rising. Gough was first held at Richmond Barracks, was transferred to Stafford, and then was held at Frongoch Internment camp, Wales.David Lloyd George took over the role of Secretary of State for War on 6 June 1916, after the death of Horatio Herbert Kitchener, (1850–1916) who died on board the cruiser HMS Hampshire when it was sunk by a German mine on 5 June 1916, while on course to Russia.

 Military Archives of Ireland Allen Library, Br. Allen Collection, IE/AL/1916/66 https://letters1916.ie/item/545 English David Lloyd George 1916-06-17 War Office, London, England James Gough 1 North Richmond Street, Dublin, Ireland Male Easter Rising Ireland 1916 Politics Industry and Public Administration

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 17/6/16 NOTICE TO PERSONS WITH RESPECT TO WHOMAN ORDER IS MADE UNDER REGULATION 14B. Name of Prisoner Gough James Address 1 N. Richmond STSt Dublin W O Number 25C H O Number 316951 Notice is hereby given to the above-named that an Order has been made by the Secretary of State under Regulation 14 B of the Defence of the Realm Regulations directing that he shall be interned at the Place of Internment at Frongoch. The Order is made on the ground that he is of hostile associations andis reasonably suspected of having favoured, promoted or assisted an armedinsurrection against His Majesty. If within seven days from the date of his receiving this notice the above-named prisoner submits to the Secretary of State any representations against the provisions of the said Order, such representations will be re ferred to the Advisory committee appointed for the purpose of advising the Secretary of State with respect to the internment and deportation of aliens and presided over by a Judge of the High Court, and will be duly considered by the Committee. If the Secretary of State is satisfied by the report of the said Committee that the Order may, so far as it affects the above-named prisoner, be revoked or varied without injury to the public safety or the defence of the realm, he will revoke or vary the Order accordingly by a further Order in writing under his hand. Failing such revocation or variation the Order will remain in force. PRESENTED by James Gough to the O'CONNELL SCHOOL MUSEUM 21063 1 North Richmond Street, Dublin, Ireland Deportation Order from the Secretary of State to James Gough, 17 June 1916 War Office, London, England Letter from Bertram Cubitt to Robert Chalmers, 3 June 1916Letter from B. B. Cubitt, War Office, to Sir Matthew Nathan, 2 December 1915Letter from J. Simpson to the Chief Crown Solicitor, 20 April 1916Letter from B.B. Cubitt to the Under-Secretary of State, Home Office, 30 March 1916Deportation Order from the Secretary of State to James Gough, 17 June 1916Telegram from the War Office to Samuel Cleland Davidson, 7 July 1916Letter from David Lloyd George to John Redmond, 29 September 1916Letter from the Surgeon General, War Office, to The President, Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, 7 November 1915Letter from sir William Robert Robertson to Edward Carson, 7 June 1916 David Lloyd George Deportation Order from the Secretary of State to James Gough, 17 June 1916Letter from David Lloyd George to John Redmond, 29 September 1916Letter from Robert Telford to David Lloyd George, 9 May 1916Letter from David Lloyd George to John Redmond, 21 June 1916Letter from David Lloyd George to John Redmond, 6 October 1916Letter from David Lloyd George to Edward Carson, 3 June 1916Letter from David Lloyd George to Edward Carson, 14 October 1916