§ Rev. Ian Paisleyasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on the circumstances which led to the injury of an RUC constable in Dunloy, County Antrim, on or around Sunday 31st March.
§ Mr. Merlyn ReesOn Monday 1st April 1974 a three-manned police mobile patrol was on routine operation in the Dunloy area of County Antrim. At approximately 10.20 p.m. the vehicle stopped momentarily in Main Street Dunloy. A gunman fired a burst of shots at the rear of the vehicle from short range. A reserve constable was struck in the back by one shot and four other bullets struck the vehicle. The 331W officer, although still in hospital, has made a good recovery from his wound. A man has been charged with the attempted murder of a reserve constable and has been remanded in custody.