Britain and Sinn Fein at the conference table
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Britain and Sinn Fein at the conference table
Face to face with an age-long problem in a supreme effort to find a lasting solution: the British representatives (on the left) snd the Sinn Fein delegates at the Irish conference in Downing Street. Date: 1921
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Austen Barton Birkenhead Chamberlain Churchill Collins Conference Downing Duffy Evans Fein Gordon Greenwood Leaders Lloyd Michael Representative Representatives Sinn Winston Worthington Gavan Hamar
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In this historic photograph, taken in 1921, British and Sinn Fein leaders come face to face in a supreme effort to find a lasting solution to the age-old problem of Irish self-determination. The setting is the grand conference room at Downing Street, London, where high-level negotiations between the two parties took place. On the left side of the table, we see a delegation of British representatives, including Austen Chamberlain, Hamar Greenwood, Lloyd George, Winston Churchill, Lord Birkenhead, and Gordon Hewart. These men, all prominent figures in British politics, were tasked with representing the interests of the British government and maintaining the unity of the United Kingdom. Across the table, the Sinn Fein delegates, led by Michael Collins, Robert Barton, Gavan Duffy, and Arthur Griffith, sat determined to secure Irish independence. Collins, a key figure in the Irish Revolution, had already led a successful guerrilla campaign against British rule in Ireland. The Sinn Fein leaders were resolute in their belief that Ireland deserved self-governance and were unwilling to compromise on this point. The stakes were high, and the tension in the room was palpable. The Irish Question had been a contentious issue for centuries, and both sides knew that a lasting solution would require compromise and understanding. The negotiations that took place in this room would ultimately lead to the Anglo-Irish Treaty, which granted partial independence to the Irish Free State in 1922. This photograph captures a pivotal moment in the history of Anglo-Irish relations, as two sides come together in a bid to find a peaceful resolution to a long-standing conflict. The faces of the leaders reveal a mixture of determination, apprehension, and hope, as they work towards a future where the people of Ireland and Britain could live in peace and mutual respect.
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