HC Deb 25 January 1940 vol 356 c813W
Dr. Little

asked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs whether he is aware of the fact that the Eire authorities have censored letters from abroad, addressed to persons in Northern Ireland; and whether he will make representations to the Government of Eire, with a view to the cessation of this unnecessary censorship?

Mr. Eden

My hon. Friend has called my attention to a case in which a letter addressed to a place in Northern Ireland appears by mistake to have been sent to Eire in a mail bag intended for that country and consequently to have been opened by the authorities in Eire in the course of the normal censorship which is in force in Eire. As I explained to my hon. Friend, I do not see any ground for making representations to the Eire authorities in the matter.