§ MR. COLERIDGE KENNARD (for Sir TREVOR LAWRENCE)asked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Whether the French claim the right to search for contraband of war neutral vessels bound to Hong Kong, which is British territory; if so, whether Her Majesty's Government have conceded this right?
§ LORD EDMOND FITZMAURICEA claim of this nature has been advanced, but has not been admitted by Her Majesty's Government, who are in communication with the Law Officers of the Crown.