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- 1922-09-11
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OC 1st Western Division to Chief of Staff, GHQ - General Report. Update on General situation for IRA Forces within Area of Operations. Western Command "not functioning". Update on Civil Administration. Effects of Press propaganda on forces and role of Clergy in same. Positive experience with civilian population, but enemy spies across AO, ensuring that whereabouts of Columns known. Negative efforts of ordinary volunteers. Update on National Army operations against IRA held areas - "drives". How "drives" are conducted and effect on IRA Columns described. Short report on National Army operation in Ennistymon-Miltown district on 1922-08-22 and casualties by both National ARmy and IRA, incl. arms. Addtionally, report of operation in Kilmaley district on 1922-09-03 incl. casualties. Update on state of weapons incl. scrapping of Mauser rifles. Rifle holdings for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Western Divisions noted. Difficulties in conducting opertions against Free State forces noted.
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20 Mar 2026, by Niall McCarthy, archivist