 Lloyd George, the prime Minister sent a letter to Collins saying that the 'ambiguous position' of the Provisional government with regard to the IRA in the Four Courts could no longer be tolerated.The British cabinet met the day after the assassination and agreed that Collins reply had not given a 'definite enough commitment' to disperse the Four Courts occupation.They ordered Nevil Macready commander of the British garrison still in Dublin, to attack the Four Courts, whose republican garrison they blamed for the shooting of Wilson.