§ 37. Mr. Sorensenasked the Prime Minister whether he has now secured information from the French Government respecting the arrest and deportation of two Indian journalists; and whether he will make a statement on the matter?
§ Mr. ButlerMy Noble Friend has not yet received a report from His Majesty's Ambassador in Paris, who has been requested to treat this question as one of immediate importance.
§ Mr. SorensenWill the hon. Gentleman expedite a reply; and is he aware that another Indian journalist has been deported in similar circumstances?
§ Mr. ButlerI will certainly do my best to expedite a reply, and will consider any further facts which the hon. Gentleman brings to my notice.
§ Mr. SorensenCan the hon. Gentleman say whether the reply can be secured before the Christmas Recess?
§ Mr. ButlerI can give no undertaking.