Noel Treacy (Galway East, Fianna Fail)

A soldier was being transferred on this aircraft. He was detained on board at Shannon. The officer in charge asked permission of the official on duty in Shannon if the soldier could be taken off the aircraft for exercise. The official in charge reported that immediately to his authorities in Dublin and to the US Embassy which in turn contacted directly the Departments of Foreign Affairs and of Justice, Equality and Law Reform.

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