Lieut.-Colonel MALONEasked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign 1466 Affairs what regulations now control the issue of passports to Finland, Esthonia, Sweden or Denmark; whether the Passport Office ever declines to endorse passports to any of these countries; and for what reason?
§ Sir H. GREENWOODApplications for passports are considered on their merits and passports are issued for the countries referred to in cases where a satisfactory reason for travelling is established and where it is not considered to be contrary to the public interest that they should be granted.
Lieut.-Colonel MALONEBefore granting these passports are any guarantees extracted from the applicants that they will not proceed to Russia or any other country?
§ Sir H. GREENWOODAs I said in my answer, applications are considered on their merits, therefore each individual case is considered on its merits.