§ 29. Mr. MARJORIBANKSasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will make representations to the Soviet Government asking for the removal of the restrictions on the movements of the British commercial and diplomatic staff in Soviet Russia?
§ Mr. DALTONThe answer is in the negative.
§ Mr. MARJORIBANKSCan the hon. Gentleman say why we give full diplomatic privileges to a Power which only gives us in return very limited diplomatic privileges, and whether there is any precedent for such a reciprocal arrangement?
§ Mr. DALTONAs the hon. Member is no doubt aware, this Government, and I think all other Governments, do reserve the right to impose restrictions, when they think fit to do so, upon the movement within their territories of diplomatic and consular officers of foreign Powers, and that right His Majesty's Government would not be prepared to abandon.
§ Sir WILLIAM DAVISONWould it not remove the ground for many of the representations in the British Press—
§ Mr. KIRKWOODrose—
§ Mr. SPEAKERCaptain Eden.