§ 33. Captain Bullockasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he has any statement to make on recent events in Italy.
§ Mr. BevinThe Italian President of the Council, Signor Parri, tendered his resignation to the Lieutenant General of the Realm on 24th November as a result of a crisis caused by those Ministers belonging to the Liberal Party refusing any longer to serve under Signor Parri. The Lieutenant General of the Realm is now endeavouring to form a new Government. As I indicated during the Debate on 23rd November, I trust that Italy will soon find a strong and united Government under which the Italian people will devote themselves seriously to the work of reconstructing their country on a democratic basis. The composition of such a Government is, of course, a subject of domestic concern for the Italian people.