§ 3. Professor Savoryasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, whether his attention has been called to the protest made by the Minister for Eire at Washington against the landing of American troops in Northern Ireland, on the ground that Mr. de Valera had not been consulted; and will he instruct the British Ambassador to represent to the President of the United States of America the British point of view, seeing that the existing boundary between Northern Ireland and Eire was fixed by the Tripartite Agreement of 3rd December, 1925, and accepted and approved by both Houses of the Parliament sitting in Dublin?
§ Mr. EdenAccording to Press reports the Eire Minister to the United States has communicated to the State Department in Washington the substance of a statement by Mr. de Valera on the subject to which my hon. Friend refers. The United States Government are fully aware of the position as regards Northern Ireland, and after consultation with my noble Friend the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs, I do not think that any special communication on the part of His Majesty's Government to the United States Government is required.
§ Professor SavoryHas the right hon. Gentleman received at the Foreign Office from the High Commissioner for Eire, a copy of the protest which was presented to the United States on 28th January last, according to the "Bulletin of International Affairs" published by the Royal Institute?
§ Mr. EdenI have no doubt that protest will have been lodged in the normal way at the Dominions Office. We are, of course, informed. The hon. Gentleman's question was whether I should communicate with the United States Government, and on that I say that the United States Government are well aware of the Irish problem and always have been.
§ Professor SavoryMay I hand this paper to the right hon. Gentleman?
§ Sir Henry Morris-JonesDoes Eire come under the jurisdiction of the Dominions Office or the Foreign Office?