§ Rev. Ian Paisleyasked the Minister of State for Defence under what circumstances an Army patrol was attacked in Exchange Street, Belfast, on Saturday night, 15th May; what sort of gun or 316W guns were used against the Army; how many shots were fired; what injuries the soldiers sustained; what shot they fired in return; what was the result of these shots; what was the name of the man killed; to what organisation he belonged; and what subsequent searches and arrests were made.
§ Lord BalnielAt 9.20 p.m. on 15th May a landrover patrol of the 1st Battalion, the Royal Highland Fusiliers, stopped a car coming out of Little Edward Street, Belfast. One of the occupants of the car opened fire with a Sterling sub-machine gun. Approximately 15 shots were fired, and two soldiers were injured: one in the stomach and leg and the other in the shoulder. The patrol returned fire with 11 shots, killing one man, William John Reid. The Republican Press Centre claim that he was an officer of the Provisional I.R.A. It is believed that another man may have been wounded by the patrol. The area in which the shooting occurred was immediately cordoned and searched. Intensive patrolling continued throughout the night and a further search operation was conducted next morning. No arrests have so far been made.