§ 24. Captain P. MACDONALDasked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether any Minister of the Maltese Government has been recently received by his Department; and whether he can state the purpose of the visit?
§ Mr. LUNNThe Maltese Minister for Public Instruction and Migration has recently visited the Colonial Office. The purpose of his call was to express his views with respect to the present political situation in the island.
§ Mr. MACPHERSONIs it proposed to issue the statement given to the Colonial Office by the Prime Minister and Ministers in Malta in the same way as the White Paper published by the Foreign Office?
§ Mr. LUNNI am not able to give a definite answer on that matter, but I will convey the question to the Secretary of State.
§ Mr. MACPHERSONMay I ask whether the Prime Minister and Cabinet of Malta sent a statement to the Colonial Office giving their view of the situation in Malta and will the Colonial Office consider the advisability of publishing it as a White Paper?
§ Mr. LUNNI have no doubt that the matter will be considered, but that is as far as I can go at the moment.