HC Deb 19 July 1939 vol 350 c388
69. Mr. David Adams

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies for what reasons he has ordered the Abyssinian community in Jerusalem to hand over their personal belongings to the Italian Consulate?

Mr. M. MacDonald

No such order has been given.

Mr. Adams

Is the Minister aware that protests from Abyssinians in Palestine are being received in this country?

Mr. MacDonald

If there are protests to this effect, then they are protests which are not relevant to the situation which has arisen. No order of this kind has been given.

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