§ Mr. Staintonasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has received from the United States ambassador regarding the safety of United States citizens in this country following the bomb attack which endangered the life of Miss Caroline Kennedy.
§ Mr. HattersleyNone. The United States ambassador is well aware of the measures that are taken to safeguard members of the public against terrorist outrages.
§ Mr. Staintonasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affaire if he will instruct Her Majesty's ambassador in Washington to give publicity in the United States of America to the consequences of the fund and arms raising activities of the IRA in that country following the narrow escape from death of Miss Caroline Kennedy.
§ Mr. HattersleyNo. Her Majesty's embassy in Washington is well aware of the connection between IRA fund-raising in the United States and terrorist incidents in the United Kingdom. Both it and the United States administration take every opportunity to make it widely known to the American public and their efforts have been reinforced by the Irish Foreign Minister's helpful statements during his recent visit to the United States. The Press on both sides of the Atlantic has already drawn attention to Miss Kennedy's narrow escape and to the implications of this for the IRA's standing in the United States.