1 NATIONAL LIBRARY OF IRELAND KILDARE STREET DUBLIN 8th May 1916 Dear O'Farrell It will be important for historical purposes
in years to come that public libraries should
have copies of the Proclamation of the Irish Republic,
and of the one issue of the rebel newsletter. Would it
be possible for the Irish Office to preserve copies
for this Library, the British Museum, and the National
Library of Wales, from which latter I already have had
an application on this subject (and indeed for some
other Libraries.) I hope that at this frightfully busy time a
letter like this is not an intrusion on you Yours sincerely, T. W. Lyster Chief Com
I agree with this
& possible there copies
should be supplied Supt G.
Is it possible
to procure copies
T. Quinn 2 DUBLIN METROPOLITAN POLICE Detective Department Dublin, 11th May 1916 . Subject,PROCLAMATION OF THE IRISH REPUBLIC
Enclosed is a copy of the lower half
of the above Proclamation which was taken
from a printing press at Liberty Hall on
9th inst. The type for the upper half ap-
pears to have been destroyed and no com-
plete copy is obtainable. Owen Brien
Superintendent. The U. Secretary I have not been able
to get a complete copy
of this Proclamation.
W L Whintone
CC DMP
11/5/16 Asst Under Secretary
If it a complete
copy be subsequently
found , Mr Lyster's
request may be
complied with, but at
present I fear he and
others must be content
with the reprint in the
'Irish Times' Weekly Issue
dated 13th inst.
WMC 12/5/16 Resubmit; copies are
obtained
I have written to
M. Lyster EOF 12.v.16 Chief Com
Has a copy
since come to hand?
20.6.16 U Secretary
no.
W.l Whintone
CC 21/6/16 3 Major Price
Please say if
you can kindly let me
have at least one
copy for Mr Lyster
EOF 21-6-16 I regret I
cannot supply
a complete copy.
I never had
one in my possession.
I.H. Price
Major
The Under Secretary
Dublin Castle. Assistant Secretary
We can't do more
WMC 23.6.16 Mr. Lyster so
informed EOF 23.6.16