§ 27. Mr. Manderasked the Secretary of State for War whether he will give par- 1399 ticulars of the recent removal by air of Italian civilians from Italian Somaliland and state what negotiations took place on the subject; and how many persons have been removed?
§ The Financial Secretary to the War Office (Mr. Richard Law)I have no information of the report to which my hon. Friend refers.
§ Mr. ManderHas not the Minister seen a statement to the effect that it has been done without the knowledge of the War Office?
§ Mr. LawThe only statement I have seen is a communiqué from Reuter's. We have had no other information.