Did Valera send condolences?

Objectively, de Valera went far beyond the requirements of protocol. In neutral Sweden and Switzerland no condolences were presented. In neutral Portugal, Dr Salazar’s quasi-fascist state, flags were flown at half-mast on public buildings and that was considered adequate.

Did De Valera go to Hitler’s funeral?

De Valera had been ‘begged’ by Frederick Boland, the assistant secretary of the Department of External Affairs, not to go. Although Walshe’s position is less clear, he probably took the same view as Boland.

Why did the Irish not fight in ww2?

Ireland wanted to maintain a public stance of neutrality and refused to close the German and Japanese embassies. Unlike many other non-combatant states, Ireland did not declare war on the near-defeated Germany, and therefore did not seize any German assets.

What side were Turkey on in ww2?

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Turkey remained neutral until the final stages of World War II and tried to maintain an equal distance between both the Axis and the Allies until February 1945, when Turkey entered the war on the side of the Allies against Germany and Japan.

What did Eamon De Valera do in 1945?

On May 2 1945 Eamon de Valera as Irish prime minister and minister for external affairs, accompanied by Joseph Walshe, the secretary of the Department of External Affairs, visited Dr Eduard Hempel, the German representative in Dublin, to sign a book of condolences opened on account of the death of Adolf Hitler.

Was de Valera expecting criticism of Hempel’s visit to Germany?

When Taoiseach and Minister for External Affairs Éamon de Valera called on the German Minister Eduard Hempel to express his condolences on the death of Adolf Hitler, he was expecting criticism. Even so, he must have been taken aback by the vehemence of the international outcry that was to come.

Was Dede Valera ‘begged’ not to go?

De Valera had been ‘begged’ by Frederick Boland, the assistant secretary of the Department of External Affairs, not to go. Although Walshe’s position is less clear, he probably took the same view as Boland.

Was de Valera a good diplomat?

De Valera appeared to be both myopic and naive. His considerable political skills deployed during the course of the war had won him the grudging respect of the US envoy and amateur diplomat, David Gray. The British representative, Sir John Maffey, understood de Valera better than his US counterpart.