HC Deb 19 December 1932 vol 273 cc739-40
39. Mr. THORNE

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether any battleships, cruisers or destroyers have been despatched to Persian waters for the purpose of protecting the interests of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company?

The FIRST LORD of the ADMIRALTY (Sir Bolton Eyres Monsell)

No war vessels have been despatched to Persian waters for this purpose.