§ 17. Commander SOUTHBYasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, in view of his reply to a question asked on the 19th May, 1930, he is now in a position to give any information regarding the ownership of Jan Mayen island?
§ The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for FOREIGN AFFAIRS (Mr. Dalton)My right hon. Friend has within the last few days instructed His Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires at Oslo to hand un a note to the Norwegian Minister for Foreign Affairs announcing the recognition by His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom of Norwegian sovereignty over Jan Mayen Island.