59. Captain RAMSAYasked the Home Secretary the number of permits granted 1549 to Russians on entering this country in 1931 and the number of permits renewed for Russians in that year?
§ Sir H. SAMUELDuring the year 1931 visas were authorised in respect of 555 Soviet citizens. All such visas were for visits of a definite period and the persons concerned were given leave to land to a corresponding period. A careful check is kept to see that such conditions are observed, unless, of course, they have subsequently been extended for cause shown. I regret that I should be unable to answer the second part of the question unless a special examination were made of the records of each individual case.