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The conundrum about neutrality boils down to one question

Some Swiss advise for Ireland

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Sir, – With regard to Patrick Smyth’s article “Ireland and Switzerland are having versions of the same debate about neutrality”, (Opinion, October 31st), many Swiss, myself included, have long accepted that the conundrum about neutrality boils down to the question: who exactly are we neutral against?

I think it is advisable, for Ireland as for Switzerland, to leave the answer vague and not try to enshrine it in law. – Yours, etc,

ERIC HAYWOOD,

Blackrock,

Co Dublin.