§ Q16. Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Prime Minister why he will not return to Eire the documents of Sir Roger Casement now in the possession of Her Majesty's Government.
§ The Prime MinisterThese documents are public records deposited in the Public Record Office. By Section 6 of the Public Records Act, 1958, such records may be released only if they are duplicated by other public records selected for permanent preservation or there is some other special reason why they should not be permanently preserved. Neither condition is satisfied in this case.