4. Colonel NEWMANasked the Secretary of State for War what arrangement has been come to with the Minister of Defence of the Provisional Government of the South of Ireland relative to the defences of Cork Harbour and of Bere-haven?
§ The SECRETARY of STATE for WAR (Sir Laming Worthington-Evans)The Treaty provided that certain harbour defences, including those of Cork Harbour and Berehaven, should remain in charge of British care and maintenance parties. This provision is being carried out and the parties are now actually garrisoning the forts.
Colonel NEWMANDoes the right hon. Gentleman say that these defence parties are sufficient to defend these forts from attack?
§ Sir L. WORTHINGTON-EVANSI hope so.
§ Lieut.- Colonel ASHLEYAre they armed?
§ Sir L. WORTHINGTON-EVANSI have no doubt they are, but I will make further inquiry into it.