I enclose herewith as requested by the Committee of Public Accounts during the course of my examination on 23rd November last, the following additional information concerning expenditure from the Vote for External Affairs.
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Entertainment |
Responsible Department |
1. |
Dinner to Belgian Regent and Prime Minister while in Shannon Airport en route to U.S. |
External Affairs. |
2. |
Dinner to Admiral Commanding U.S. Naval Forces, European Waters. |
Dept. of An Taoiseach. |
3. |
Entertainment of Officers and Men of U.S. Naval Forces. |
Defence. |
4. |
Luncheon to chairman of the Middlesex |
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Federation of Civil Defence Associations |
... |
... |
Defence. |
5. |
Dinner to members of the Scottish Advisory |
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Council of Education |
... |
... |
... |
... |
Education. |
6. |
Reception of British Prime Minister |
... |
... |
Dept. of an Taoiseach. |
7. |
Dinner to Argentine Minister, on occasion of |
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presentation of his credentials |
... |
... |
Taoiseach. |
8. |
Luncheon to Netherland’s Trade Delegation |
External Affairs. |
9. |
Dinner to Royal Medico-Psychological |
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Association |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
Health. |
10. |
Lunch on occasion of signing of Bilateral |
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Agreement with U.S.A. |
... |
... |
... |
... |
External Affairs. |
11. |
Entertainment in Washington of Newspaper Correspondents and callers on Minister for External Affairs on occasion of visit of ECA |
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Delegation to Washington |
... |
... |
... |
... |
External Affairs. |
12. |
Entertainment in connection with visit of H.M.S. |
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“Arcadia” |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
Defence. |
13. |
Luncheon to French Trade Delegation |
... |
External Affairs. |
14. |
Lunch to officials of the British Ministry of Food |
Agriculture. |
15. |
Dinner to British Lord Chancellor |
... |
... |
Justice. |
16. |
Entertainment of delegates from the British |
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Town and County Planning Association |
... |
Local Government. |
17. |
Luncheon to Japanese ex-Consul |
... |
... |
External Affairs. |
18. |
Dinner to Publisher, Chicago Tribune |
... |
External Affairs. |
19. |
Entertainment of delegates to the General |
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Meeting of the General Council of County Councils |
... |
Local Government. |
20. |
Entertainment of the New Zealand |
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Representatives on the Sterling Area Committee |
... |
Finance. |
21. |
Entertainment of Officers and rating of the |
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American destroyer “Williard Keith” |
... |
Defence. |
22. |
Dinner to Deputy Chairman, Board of Customs |
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and Excise, London |
... |
... |
... |
... |
Revenue Commissioners. |
23. |
Dinner to Chargé d’Affaires for Netherlands |
External Affairs. |
24. |
Dinner to Australian Foreign Minister |
... |
External Affairs. |
25. |
Entertainment of members of the International |
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Geological Conference |
... |
... |
... |
... |
Industry and Commerce. |
26. |
Entertainment of Asst. Postmaster-General, |
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U.S.A. |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
Posts and Telegraphs. |
27. |
Dinner to delegates to International convention |
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in Dublin |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
Posts and Telegraphs. |
28. |
Dinner to French Minister and Party |
... |
External Affairs. |
29. |
Luncheon to President of Institute of Journalists |
External Affairs. |
30. |
Entertainment of “Men of the Trees” |
... |
Dept. of Lands. |
31. |
Garden Party to “An Oige” International |
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Convention |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
External Affairs. |
32. |
Luncheon on occasion of opening of Brosna |
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Drainage Scheme |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
Board of Works. |
33. |
Entertainment of the personnel of the Italian Naval Training Vessel, “Amerigo Vespucci” |
Defence. |
34. |
Dinner to Commonwealth Journalists |
... |
External Affairs. |
35. |
Luncheon to U.S. State Dept. Official |
... |
External Affairs. |
36. |
Luncheon to U.S. Senator |
... |
... |
... |
External Affairs. |
37. |
Entertainment of personnel of three British |
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Vessels |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
Defence. |
38. |
Luncheon to former Postmaster-General, U.S.A. |
External Affairs. |
39. |
Luncheon to Chief Justice of New Zealand |
... |
External Affairs. |
40. |
Luncheon to former Chief of Staff of French |
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Army |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
External Affairs. |
41. |
Lunch to members of British Grassland’s Society |
Agriculture. |
42. |
Luncheon in connection with handing over by Carnegie Trust of the Irish Central Library for |
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Students |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
Local Government. |
43. |
Entertainment of personnel of French Naval |
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Sloop “Ailette” |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
Defence. |
44. |
Dinner to Welsh members of the National Union |
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of Teachers |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
Education. |
45. |
Dinner to Prime Minister, New South Wales |
External Affairs. |
46. |
Dinner to British Minister for Food |
... |
... |
External Affairs. |
47. |
Luncheon to Controller of ECA Mission in |
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London |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
Finance. |
48. |
Luncheon to Australian Senator |
... |
... |
External Affairs. |
49. |
Lunch to Captain of H.M.S. “Widemouth Bay” |
Agriculture. |
50. |
Entertainment of personnel of Swedish |
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Sub-marines |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
Defence. |
51. |
Dinner to U.S. Delegate to U.N.O. |
... |
... |
External Affairs. |
52. |
Lunch to Director, Kemsley Newspapers |
... |
External Affairs. |
53. |
Dinner to U.S. Delegate to U.N.O. |
... |
... |
External Affairs. |
54. |
Dinner to British Air Minister |
... |
... |
External Affairs. |
55. |
Luncheon to Member of British Cabinet |
... |
External Affairs. |
56. |
Dinner to Secy. of State for Commonwealth |
... |
External Affairs. |
57. |
Dinner to British Air Minister |
... |
... |
External Affairs. |
58. |
Dinner to Head of ECA Mission to Ireland |
... |
External Affairs. |
59. |
Entertainment of officers of three British Motor |
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Torpedo Boats |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
Defence. |
60. |
Entertainment of personnel of two British mine |
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sweepers |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
Defence. |
61. |
Entertainment of British Ministry of Food |
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officials |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
Agriculture. |
62. |
Dinner to Executive Committee of Association |
|
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of Municipal Authorities of Ireland |
... |
... |
Local Government. |
63. |
Luncheon to guests at Irish Labour Party |
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Conference |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
Department of External Affairs. |
64. |
Dinner to Transport Inquiry Board |
... |
... |
Industry and Commerce. |
65. |
Entertainment, etc., of New Zealand Prime |
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Minister and Party |
... |
... |
... |
... |
Dept., An Taoiseach. |
66. |
Entertainment expenses. “L. E. Macha,” on occasion of repatriation of remains of late W. B. |
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Yeats |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
Defence. |
67. |
Dinner in connection with Conference with representatives of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on question of reciprocity in Social |
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Insurance |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
Social Welfare. |
68. |
Lunch to ECA officials |
... |
... |
... |
... |
Finance. |
69. |
Dinner to visiting military officers attending |
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Horse Show |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
Defence. |
70. |
Official Reception during Horse Show Week |
... |
External Affairs. |
71. |
Luncheon to Gen. Sec, B.T.U.C. President, |
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71. |
I.F.T.U. |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
External Affairs. |
72. |
Entertainment in connection with the investigation of an accident to a P.A.A. aircraft at |
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Shannon Airport |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
Dept. of Ind. & Com. |
73. |
Cocktail Party to British Labour Party |
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Agricultural Group |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
Agriculture. |
74. |
Cocktail Party to Liverpool Trade Protection |
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Society |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
External Affairs. |
75. |
Reception to Diplomatic Corps |
... |
... |
External Affairs. |
76. |
Dinner to delegates to International Social |
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Security Ass. Conference |
... |
... |
... |
Social Welfare. |
77. |
Luncheon on occasion of talks with |
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Common-wealth Representatives in Paris |
... |
... |
External Affairs. |
78. |
Lunch to members of the Accident Officers |
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Association |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
Local Government. |
79. |
Luncheon to Lady Ross |
... |
... |
... |
External Affairs. |
80. |
Dinner to the Speaker of Australian House of |
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Representatives |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
Taoiseach. |
81. |
Lunch to Political Correspondent of Manchester |
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Guardian |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
External Affairs. |
82. |
Lunch to Portuguese Chargé d’Affaires |
... |
External Affairs. |
83. |
Dinner to U.S.A. Representatives—Double |
|
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Taxation Agreement |
... |
... |
... |
... |
External Affairs. |
84. |
Luncheon to Chief Assistant U.S. Attorney, |
|
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Southern District of New York |
... |
... |
Taoiseach. |
85. |
Luncheon to Executive of an American firm |
|
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sponsoring sale of Irish Goods |
... |
... |
External Affairs. |
86. |
Entertainment of delegates to Conference on |
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Reciprocity in Social Insurance |
... |
... |
Social Welfare. |
87. |
Dinner in honour of visiting medical expert |
... |
Health. |
88. |
Transport and entertainment of members of |
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British Labour Party Agricultural Group |
... |
Agriculture. |
89. |
Luncheon in honour of Marquess of Hartington |
External Affairs. |
90. |
Entertainment to members of Commonwealth |
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Relations office Representatives in London |
... |
External Affairs. |
91. |
Entertainment—Meeting of Ministerial Comm. |
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of OEEC., Paris |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
External Affairs. |
92. |
Expenditure by Secretary, Dept. of External Affairs on his journey to Paris, via Amsterdan, |
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July, 1947 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
External Affairs. |
93. |
Expenditure by Secretary, Dept. of External |
|
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Affairs on his visit to Paris, 8/8/47—24/9/47 |
... |
External Affairs. |
94. |
Entertainment of President, Western Union |
|
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Telegraph Company |
... |
... |
... |
... |
Posts and Telegraphs. |
95. |
Visits to Paris by Asst. Sec., Dept. of External Affairs in connection with ERP conferences; |
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Entertainment, etc. |
... |
... |
... |
... |
External Affairs. |
The cost of the cases used in conveying the effects of an officer on transfer from one post to another, which on sale realised a sum equivalent to £45 1s. 10d., was approximately £160.
