§ 78. Mr. JAMES HOGGEasked the Secretary of State for War whether his attention has been called to the allegation that sworn testimony is in existence to prove the absolute accuracy of the Ulster Unionist Council's account of recent proceedings in Ireland, and, if necessary, to arraign every Member of the Cabinet on a charge of high treason; that such sworn testimony is alleged to have been given by dozens of Army, Navy, and Irish Constabulary officers; whether such officers are entitled to give such sworn evidence to any political party; and what disciplinary proceedings he proposes to take in the matter?
§ The PRIME MINISTERI have seen what has appeared on this subject in the public Press, but I have no further information on the subject. I should be loath, in the absence of conclusive proof, to believe that any officer in the Services referred to had been guilty of a breach of confidence.