HC Deb 09 February 1948 vol 447 c27
41. Mr. John E. Haire

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs with which countries in Western Europe he has now concluded agreements to remove visa formalities; and with which countries he is at present negotiating such removal.

Mr. McNeil

Agreements for the abolition of visas have been concluded with the following countries:—Belgium, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland His Majesty's Government are not at present negotiating any such agreements with other countries in Western Europe.

Mr. Haire

Would my right hon. Friend consider entering into negotiations to extend this very desirable freedom to certain Eastern European countries, such as Czechoslovakia, Poland and Hungary?