ill ▁arrived ▁as ▁the ▁guest ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁government . ▁In ▁late ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁de ▁Val era ▁and ▁Mc Ne ill ▁cl ashed ▁when ▁the ▁Governor - General ▁published ▁his ▁private ▁correspond ence ▁with ▁de ▁Val era ▁and ▁de ▁Val era ▁sought ▁Mc Ne ill ' s ▁dismiss al . ▁King ▁George ▁V , ▁however , ▁acting ▁as ▁pe ac em aker , ▁persu aded ▁de ▁Val era ▁to ▁withdraw ▁the ▁request ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁that ▁Mc Ne ill ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁finish ▁his ▁term ▁of ▁office ▁within ▁a ▁few ▁weeks . ▁He ▁then ▁persu aded ▁Mc Ne ill ▁to ▁bring ▁forward ▁his ▁ret irement ▁to ▁ 1 ▁November ▁ 1 9 3 2 . ▁ ▁On ▁Mc Ne ill ' s ▁ret irement , ▁de ▁Val era ▁ad vised ▁the ▁King ▁to ▁appoint ▁the ▁aged ▁Dom hn all ▁U a ▁Bu ach alla , ▁a ▁former ▁F ian na ▁F á il ▁T D , ▁to ▁the ▁post . ▁The ▁new ▁Governor - General ▁( who ▁almost ▁always ▁sty led ▁himself ▁as ▁) ▁was ▁formally ▁ad vised ▁by ▁the ▁cabinet ▁to ▁withdraw ▁from ▁public ▁life ▁and ▁conf ine ▁himself ▁to ▁formal ▁functions ▁such ▁as ▁giving ▁Royal ▁Ass ent , ▁issu ing ▁pro clam ations , ▁dissol ving ▁D á il ▁É ire ann , ▁and ▁appoint ing , ▁on ▁de ▁Val era ' s ▁advice , ▁minister s ▁to ▁the ▁Executive ▁Council . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁constitution al ▁am end ments ▁were ▁passed ▁removing