HC Deb 13 December 1937 vol 330 c817
47. Mr. E. J. Williams

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether, to avoid any departure from the British traditional practice of granting the right of asylum to refugees, he will take steps to prevent the enforced return of Abyssinians to territory under Italian domination?

Mr. Ormsby-Gore

There is no suggestion that the refugees now being maintained in British territory will be compelled to return to Abyssinia against their will.