HC Deb 22 September 1943 vol 392 c208
65. Major Lyons

asked the Prime Minister whether at the time of the Armistice arrangements with the Badoglio Government, Mussolini was then in Italian territory; and what stipulation was made to ensure his being handed over to the United Nations as part of the terms of the Armistice?

The Prime Minister

I dealt with this point yesterday.

Major Lyons

Can the Prime Minister make any further statement as to why the guard failed in instructions given them to shoot this man on his attempt to escape?

The Prime Minister

I was not there at the time. Perhaps it was lucky for him.