HC Deb 12 March 1924 vol 170 cc2327-8
50. Lord COLUM CRICHTON-STUART

asked the Prime Minister whether His Majesty's Government will, in view of the great number of His Majesty's Mahommedan subjects, offer to the Caliph Abdul Mejid a residence and refuge within the borders of the Empire?

The PRIME MINISTER

I have nothing to add to my reply to the hon. and gallant Member for Knutsford on the 10th March, which, for the time being, must be held to apply to all questions arising out of the decision of the Turkish Government regarding the Caliphate.

Captain EDEN

Will the right hon Member bear in mind that the offer of such an asylum would be a most effective reply to previous anti-British agitation on the subject?