"St. John [Midleton] dined at H.’s invitation. He implored me to send more troops to Ireland, and gave me a terrible account of how he had warned everyone of this coming Irish revolt..."

"L. G. was to speak at Conway to-morrow... At midday he telephoned to say there is a Cabinet to-morrow... He decided to adopt the latter alternative [postponement]."

"I went up to London... Lunched with Bluetooth. He asked me if I had had any news of Ego... We dined with Irene—Eddie, Willie de Grunne... Oc, and Moira. ... Was told of the fall of Kut."

"By April 28th a decision in favour of compulsory service seems to have been reached... 'This question has been before the Cabinet for months... and a settlement might have been reached weeks ago...'"