§ 3. Mr. SMITHERSasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what is the reason for the appointment of Mr. H. H. Trusted in the place of Mr. Bentwich as Attorney-General in Palestine; whether Mr. Bentwich will continue in the employment of His Majesty's Government; and, if so, in what capacity?
§ Sir P. CUNLIFFE-LISTERI would refer my hon. Friend to the reply given by my predecessor to the right hon. and gallant Member for Newcastle-under-Lyme (Colonel Wedgwood) on the 23rd September last.
§ Mr. SMITHERSIs it a fact that Mr. Bentwich was relieved of the appointment because of his too close association with the subversive propaganda of the Soviet Government?
§ Sir P. CUNLIFFE-LISTERNo. It was a decision taken previous to my time, but there is no sort of foundation for that statement.
§ Mr. SMITHERSWill my right hon. Friend make further inquiries into this subject, with a view to Mr. Bentwich's future appointment?
§ Sir P. CUNLIFFE-LISTERWhen the question was put on the Order Paper, I did make inquiries as to all that had happened in the past, aid there has never been any sort of suggestion of that kind.
§ Colonel WEDGWOODSurely the right hon. Gentleman is aware that Mr. Norman Bentwich is the man the revolutionaries actually shot and tried to assassinate?