§ 58. Mr. J. Taylorasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he has noted that a Glasgow youth in possession of three revolvers shot two police constables, killing one and severely wounding the other before shooting himself; that there is reason to believe that he obtained these firearms and ammunition in Eire which he had visited immediately prior to the incident; and if he will strengthen the steps taken to ensure that firearms are not improperly brought into this country.
§ Sir D. Maxwell FyfeMy information is that the relevant law and practice of the Irish Republic are similar to those of the United Kingdom. It seems probable that Finlay smuggled the weapons into the United Kingdom concealed on his person since his baggage was thoroughly examined and no firearms or ammunition found. Customs officers are fully alive to the importance of preventing unlawful importation of firearms, and short of personal search of all persons entering the country I do not see that the steps taken to that end can be strengthened.
The circumstances of this case do not disclose any grounds for any representations to the Government of the Irish Republic.