27 MARCH 1959, Page 21

THE CASEMENT DIARIES

Sia,—In his letter to your journal on March 13 Mr. Frank O'Connor states that Mr. De Valera's Govern- ment has stopped all copies of the evidence, i.e., The Black Diaries, from entering the Twenty-Six Coun- ties. This is a grievous error.

Our request to the Office of Censorship of Publica- tions in Dublin brought us this reply from the Secre- tary, Mr. B. MacMahon : I am to acknowledge the receipt of your letter

of the 17th inst., relative to the book The Black Diaries and to inform you that as far as the Censorship of Publications is concerned, there is no prohibition order against the publication in question.

PETER SINGLETON-GATES, MAURICE G1RODIAS London, SW 10