"The Terror and The Tears"

HC Deb 24 July 1972 vol 841 c233W

Mr. Kilfedder

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the total cost of the pamphlet, "The Terror and The Tears".

Mr. Channon

The cost was £7,444.

Mr. Kilfedder

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland why it was decided to withdraw the publication "The Terror and The Tears" from distribution when in March there were still 80,000 copies in stock which could have been distributed; and what requests to stop distribution he received from either wing of the Irish Republican Army and any Republican Party.

Mr. Channon

Approximately 120,000 copies of the publication had already been distributed to illustrate the human suffering caused by terrorism. A further25,000 copies have since been distributed to meet particular requests. No requests for distribution of the publication to be stopped have been received.