§ 7. Mr. HASLAMasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he is now in a position to make any statement on the confiscation of British travellers' money under the currency regulations introduced by the Russian Government last March?
§ Mr. DALTONNo, Sir. My right hon. Friend has as yet only received an interim reply from His Majesty's Ambassador, who will report further as soon as possible.
§ Mr. HASLAMHas the Foreign Secretary made any protests on these confiscations of travellers' money, which have now been going on since last March?
§ Mr. DALTONOur Ambassador in Moscow has been asked to take the matter up with the Soviet authorities. He has already done so, and he hopes to send us a further report shortly as to what their attitude is on the representations which he has made.
§ Sir WILLIAM DAVISONWhy is it that negotiations with the Soviet autho- 1254 rities always take nine or 10 times the length of negotiations with other foreign countries?