§ 29. Mr. HORE-BELISHAasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he is now in a position to make a statement in respect of the representations made by His Majesty's Ambassador at 792 Lisbon to the Portuguese Government in November, 1928, regarding the arrest on the charge of theft of £1 of 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. DALTONMy right hon. Friend regrets that the Portuguese Government have as yet been unable to give His Majesty's Government any satisfaction in regard to this long-standing case. He has instructed His Majesty's Ambassador in Lisbon to make further representations to the Portuguese Government.
§ Mr. ARTHUR MICHAEL SAMUELWhy does the hon. Gentleman allow the Portuguese Government to snap its fingers at us?