There has been some misunderstanding about this case, and I am sorry if my right hon. Friend's letter was not completely clear. The facts are as follow: My hon. Friend the Member for Maldon (Mr. Driberg) sent on a letter from an officer constituent to my right hon. Friend which contained a number of serious and scurrilous allegations against certain senior officers. All these allegations except one have been carefully investigated, and are undoubtedly without foundation. My hon. Friend has been informed of this in the letter in question. There remains one final allegation of a libellous character which cannot from its very nature be investigated without serious consequential effects on discipline. My right hon. Friend is not prepared to investigate this matter unless it is on the understanding that the officer making the allegation shall be punished in the event of the allegation proving to be unfounded. No disciplinary action has yet been taken, and none will be taken, unless the allegation is without foundation. The matter will not be investigated at all except on those terms. The right of the Serviceman to write to his M.P. is thus not in any way impaired, and indeed has not been challenged by my Department.