§ 47. Mr. Dobbieasked the Prime Minister whether any steps have been taken in respect of the representation of the Soviet Government in India; what progress has been made; and if no such steps have been taken either by His Majesty's Government or by the Government of India, whether this matter will be taken in hand immediately.
§ Sir J. AndersonThe answer to the first part of the Question is in the negative. As regards the second part, the Government of India does not normally exchange diplomatic representatives with foreign powers and it would in any case be for the Soviet Government to raise the matter if they felt that special circumstances existed which made the presence of a Soviet Representative in India desirable.