Mr. MARK SYKESasked whether His Majesty's Minister in Portugal informed the Portuguese Prime Minister that as the result of his investigations he finds that the reports published in the British Press concerning the treatment of political prisoners in Portuguese gaols and fortresses are without foundation?
§ Mr. ACLANDI have already pointed out that the prison administration of Portugal is an internal affair of the Portuguese Government, and where neither British treaty rights nor the interests of British subjects are involved I cannot make official statements.