§ 16. Sir William Davisonasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he is aware that Major D. Graham Pole, a former Member of Parliament, now residing in South Kensington, when on a cruise with his wife on the Canadian Pacific steamship "Empress of Australia," while stopping at Leningrad, was refused permission to land although booked for intourist sightseeing, the authorities refusing to give any reason for such refusal; whether representations have been made by the Foreign Office in the matter; and with what result?
§ Mr. EdenMy hon. Friend has furnished me with certain information on this matter, and I am making inquiries through His Majesty's Embassy at Moscow.
§ Mr. ThurtleWill the right hon. Gentleman inquire whether the reason for this man's exclusion from Russia was that he had an excessively bourgeois appearance?
§ Mr. GallacherCan the right hon. Gentleman tell me why no hon. Member put down a question when I was refused admission to America?