§ 53. Sir J. Mellorasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps have been taken to identify the assets covered by the Czecho-Slovakia (Restrictions on Banking Accounts, etc.), Act, 1939, and to investigate claims?
§ Sir J. SimonThe Bank of England, on behalf of the Treasury, are obtaining particulars as to the assets and claims referred to. The information obtained up 169 to the present is not sufficiently complete for any statement of the amounts involved to be made.
§ 68. Mr. T. Smithasked the Prime Minister whether he has any information to give the House as to the position of affairs in Czecho-Slovakia?
§ Mr. ButlerBaron von Neurath, Reich Protector in Bohemia and Moravia, arrived in Prague on 5th April, but he has since returned to Berlin. A Hungarian-Slovak Commission met in Budapest at the end of March for the purpose of delimiting the new frontier between Hungary and Slovakia arising out of the Hungarian occupation of Ruthenia, and I understand that agreement was reached early in April regarding the delimitation of this frontier.
Mr. BellengersCan the right hon. Gentleman inform the House whether the military occupation of this country has been decreased consequent upon the appointment of this Reich protector?
§ Mr. ButlerI should want notice of that question in order to give a detailed answer, but, as the hon. Member will be aware, German troops are occupying the country.