§ 38. Mr. Molsonasked the Secretary of State for War what steps are being taken to safeguard the books evacuated from the Naples Library to Zuni and other Italian villages now in the occupation of British troops?
§ Sir J. GriggI have at present no information about the action taken by the Army in this matter. As I mentioned in a reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Shrewsbury (Mr. Arthur Duckworth) last week, the War Office Adviser on Fine Arts, Archives and Monuments is now visiting Italy and Sicily. He will no doubt bring back information about this, and I will then communicate with my hon. Friend.
§ Mr. MolsonWill my right hon. Friend make some inquiry about this matter?
§ Sir J. GriggI do not know how I can better make inquiries than by sending a man out to see on the spot.
§ Mr. MolsonI presume that the right hon. Gentleman could send out inquiries to the officer responsible on the spot. Does my right hon. Friend pay any attention to Parliamentary Questions?
§ Sir J. GriggI do not see what more I can do than to send a man out to inquire on the spot. I am asked if I will make inquiries, and I reply that I have sent someone out to make inquiries on the spot. What more can I do?