§ 6. Mr. A. Edwardsasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Economic Warfare what is the attitude of His Majesty's Government with regard to property, other than gold in barrels, looted by German nationals in occupied countries and deposited in neutral countries.
§ Mr. FootI would refer my hon. Friend to the Inter-Allied Declaration of 5th January, 1943, to which His Majesty's Government were a party. It will be remembered that the Declaration contained a formal warning to all concerned, and in particular to persons in neutral countries, that the Allied Governments intend to do their utmost to defeat the methods of dispossession practised by the Axis Governments against the countries and peoples who have been so wantonly assaulted and despoiled.
§ Mr. EdwardsMay I thank the Minister for his unusually informative reply?