§ 44. Lord H. CAVENDISH-BENTINCKasked the hon. Member for Sheffield (Central Division) whether the Government will make any further proposals to the German Government with regard to the exchange of civilians interned at Ruhleben?
Mr. HOPEWe have recently made a proposal which covers the merchant officers and seamen over the age of forty-five. Otherwise the repatriation of these men is dependent on the ratification of the Hague Agreement by the German Government.