HC Deb 15 October 1942 vol 383 c1755
40. Mr. Mander

asked the Home Secretary whether he will consider the advisability of altering the present system of the entry of nationality in certificates of registration, so that those Austrians who left Austria after September, 1938, may be placed in the same position as those who left before, thus giving them Austrian and not German nationality?

Mr. H. Marrison

The change in present practice suggested by my hon. Friend would not bring about any change in an alien's status or treatment in this country. Whether an individual is registered as an Austrian or as a German, he is in present circumstances an alien of enemy nationality.