The Anglo-Irish Treaty 1921
The negotiations between the British Government and the Sinn Féin delegation took place between
11th October – 6th December 1921.
The Sinn Féin delegation: The British delegation:
- Arthur Griffith David Lloyd George
- Michael Collins Austen Chamberlain
- Robert Barton Lord Birkenhead
- George Gavin Duffy Winston Churchill
- Eamon Duggan Hamar Greenwood
Issues that divided the delegations:
- Sovereignty: Sinn Féin wanted a Republic, but Britain would not allow that as it would send the wrong signal to all its other colonies. Also, the British wanted to protect Northern Ireland and the Unionists within the UK.
- Partition:
- Allegiance:
