§ 63. Mr. Prittasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affiairs what steps he is taking in relation to the action of the 989 Dutch military aeroplane which, on 2qth July, shot down and killed several British subjects flying near Jogjakarta in a non-combatant aircraft carrying medical supplies.
§ Mr. MayhewReports have been called for from all available sources regarding this unhappy incident but full particulars are still lacking and I am therefore not in a position to state what action is contemplated. It has, however, been established that the aircraft in question has Indian registration and the Government of India have, therefore, been supplied with all our available information.