§ 21. Mr. Ammonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he has any information as to the food situation in the Channel Islands; whether he is aware that men serving with the Forces are anxious as to the fate of their families left on the Islands; and whether His Majesty's Government have made any attempt to open up communications, if only by prisoner-of-war postcards, or by the dropping of leaflets from aircraft?
§ The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Sir John Anderson)As my hon. Friend knows, I am most anxious to establish communication with the Islands; but the efforts which have been made to do so have not as yet met with success, and I am not in a position to make any public statement on the matter.
§ Sir J. AndersonI have no information.
§ Mr. ManderDo I understand that the neutral country representing us is unwilling or unable to send a representative to the Channel Islands, and to look after our interests there and report on the matter?
§ Sir J. AndersonIt is not a question of anyone being unwilling or unable. It is quite clear that a visit for this purpose can be made only under an arrangement made with the German Government, and that is where the difficulty arises.