§ 10. Mr. Priceasked the Prime Minister whether he will now take steps to restore normal arrangements with the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in regard to the provision of visas for passports for British subjects to Russia?
§ Mr. ButlerHis Majesty's Government have no desire to prolong unnecessarily the present abnormal situation in regard to the issue of Soviet visas for British subjects proceeding to the Soviet Union. They have, with a view to restoring normal arrangements, informed the Soviet Government of the conditions in which they would be prepared to re-open the consular section of His Majesty's Embassy at Moscow, but these conditions have not yet been accepted in their entirety by the Soviet authorities.
§ Mr. ButlerThe general purport of the conditions is that the consular section of His Majesty's Embassy at Moscow should enjoy the same facilities as are recorded to the consular section of the Soviet Embassy in London.