... the IRA Council as the legitimate and legal government of all Ireland, with the right to declare war. The purpose of this provision was to declare war against the United Kingdom 10. As Ireland had adopted a neutral position in the world conflict that had just broken out, it still had to deal with the active and violent nationalist groups who were ... reunification of the Irish State. At that time the members of the IRA were suspected of having direct relations with Germany in order to achieve their goals. All the United Kingdom's enemies could have been targeted to provide support for t...

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