London, Jan. 4.
Despite the fact that the informa-ion that British coal was to be admitted into the Irish Free State duty free, emanated from the office of the High Commissioner for. the—Irish Free State in London, the position remains most confused. The statement created surprise in Dublin, but no denial has been issued.
Mr. J. W. Dulanty, the High Commissioner, issued a statement to-day which said that whoever supplied the information from his office was unaware of the facts. No clarification, however, is yet available but Dublin is asking whether Free State cattle will enter Great Britain duty free.
'The information that all' imports Jof coal into the Irish Free State would probably be purchased in the future in the United Kingdom was supplied ina statement made on. Jan. 3 by Mr. J. H. Thomas, Secretary of State for the Dominions.
the same day, it was also Thad. been "concluded. by" which the Irish Free State would take a larger quantity of British coal in exchange for equivalent imports of Trish, cattle to Great Britain—Reuter.
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