§ Mr. Stratton Millsasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list in the OFFICIAL REPORT the occasions since 1st August, 1971, in which there were border incidents involving persons from the Southern Irish side of the Northern Ireland border; and if he will indicate those which have been the subject of official complaints to the Southern Irish Government
§ Mr. KershawRepresentations have been made to the Government of the Republic about some 157 border incidents involving violence originating south of the Border in the period of 9th August, 1971, to 6th February, 1972. This figure excludes those occasions when local people acted alone, and the Irish Republican Army involvement was not apparent. It also excludes incidents which took place deeper within Northern Ireland even when it subsequently became known that the offenders came from Irish Republican Army units operating from the Republic.
Particular incidents have been the subject of additional representations to the Government of the Republic of Ireland.