§ 35. Mr. HORE-BELISHAasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he can now state what decision the Portuguese Government have reached as a result of the representations made by His Majesty's Ambassador at Lisbon in November, 1928, regarding the arrest on the charge of theft of £1 by Mr. A. J. Brewer, who was detained for nine months while awaiting trial in Portuguese West Africa and subsequently sentenced to 300 days' imprisonment and £18 fine or another 90 days' imprisonment?
Mr. A. HENDERSONI am happy to be able to inform the House that the Supreme Court of Portugal has decided in favour of the revision of the trial of Mr. A. J. Brewer. Further developments are awaited, and I trust that the untiring efforts of His Majesty's Ambassador in Lisbon on Mr. Brewer's behalf will eventually lead to a satisfactory result.
§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAIs the right hon. Gentleman aware how much the persistency with which he has tried to vindicate the rights of British citizenship will be appreciated?