3 APRIL 1959, Page 7

A' MONTH AGO 1 wrote that by reading the new

book containing the Black Diaries of Sir Roger Casement Brian Inglis had laid himself open to a prosecution under the Official Secrets Act. He Was not the'only one to do so. I can now suggest a good target for the first warrant: the Speaker. In response to requests from Members (who ought, presumably, to be charged as accessories before the fact), the House of Commons Library has recently bought a copy. Since the Library comes under the direction of Mr. 'Speaker, he can —and, according to the law, should—now be charged with a breach of the Official Secrets Act and disseminating obscene literature.

MAROS