§ 36. Professor Savoryasked the Under-Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs whether he has received either through the High Commissioner for Eire in London, or through the United Kingdom Representative to Eire in Dublin, a protest against the landing of American troops in Northern Ireland on the ground that Mr. de Valera was not consulted; and what reply he has made to this protest?
§ Mr. ShakespeareThe High Commissioner for Eire handed to my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs on 28th January a copy of a statement which Mr. de Valera had made to the Press on the previous day. The High Commissioner intimated that a copy of this statement was also being communicated to the United States Government. No reply was called for or given by my right hon. Friend.
§ Professor SavoryDoes the Minister not think that this serves as a very dangerous precedent? Does he realise that this is the second time within a year that this intervention has taken place without any 1641 juridical or even moral basis, and that Ulster looks to His Majesty's Government to maintain her constitutional and territorial rights?