HC Deb 20 October 1942 vol 383 c1837
64. Mr. Thorne

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what reply is being made to the request of Frau Hess, the wife of Rudolf Hess, who is now somewhere in England, for permission to join her husband?

The Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Mr. Richard Law)

I am not clear as to what my hon. Friend means by his Question. If the suggestion is that Frau Hess is in England, this is not so. In any case no such request has been received from her. As the Prime Minister stated in the House on 20th May, 1941, Hess is being treated as a prisoner of war and will receive appropriate treatment. Even if such a request had been made, there would be no question of granting such facilities, for which there is no provision in the Prisoners of War Convention.

Mr. Thorne

Is the hon. Gentleman aware that there is a good deal of interest taken in the matter? Has the hon. Gentleman seen a similar photo to that sent to me of Mrs. Hess?