§ 6. Mr. R. McNEILLasked whether any and, if so, what precautions are taken to secure that all prisoners returned from Germany in exchange for German prisoners in England are bonâ-fide British citizens, without hostile origin or association.
§ The UNDERSECRETARY of STATE for FOREIGN AFFAIRS (Lord Robert Cecil)All persons proceeding to this country from the Continent must be supplied with passports which require the visa of the British Consular Officer at the port of embarkation. The passports and other documents carried by persons arriving in this country from the Continent are closely scrutinised at the port of arrival by officials of the Home Office 304 and War Office, who take all possible steps to prevent persons of enemy nationality entering the country.