Original sentence: , negotiators empowered to sign a treaty without reference back to their superiors) on December 6, 1921.As with the other dominions, the formal head of state of the Irish Free State / Saorstát Éireann would be the British sovereign, who would be represented by a Governor General (See Representative of the Crown.Britain, for its own security, would continue to control a limited number of ports, known as the Treaty Ports, for the Royal Navy.The Anglo-Irish Treaty was a treaty between the British government and representatives of the (extra-judicial) Irish Republic which concluded the Anglo-Irish War.The treaty was signed in London by representatives of the British government and envoys plenipotentiary of the Irish Republic (i.When ratified, it would establish four-fifths of Ireland — the Irish Free State — as a dominion within the British Empire, while partitioning off the remaining sixth — six northeastern counties of the nine counties of the province of Ulster — as a separate, self-governing, British entity called Northern Ireland
Edited sentence: , negotiators empowered to sign a treaty without reference back to their superiors)on December 6, 1921.As with the other dominions, the head of state of the Irish Free State or Saorstát Éireann (pronounced soor-shtaht air-inn), would be the British sovereign, who would be represented by a Governor General (See Representative of the Crown.Britain, for its own security, would continue to control a limited number of ports in the dominion, known as the Treaty Ports, for the Royal Navy.The Anglo-Irish Treaty was a treaty between the British government and Irish representatives which concluded the Anglo-Irish War, ultimately, by establishing the Irish Free State as a dominion within the British Empire, while partitioning off the six northeastern colonies as a separate, self-governing British province called Northern Ireland.The treaty was signed in London by representatives of the British government and Irish envoys plenipotentiary (i