§ 17. Mr. Stokesasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he now has any news regarding the trial of the six Yugoslavs who were handed over by the British authorities in Germany to the Yugoslav Government on 2nd August, 1948.
§ Mr. MayhewI have at present nothing to add to the reply given by my right hon. Friend on 3rd November last. His Majesty's Embassy at Belgrade are making further inquiries of the Yugoslav authorities.
§ Mr. StokesDoes my hon. Friend remember that these people were handed over on 3rd August last year and that they had then been three years in our hands? Do not the Government accept any responsibility at all for what happened to them? Is it true or not that they were put to death on the day they arrived?
§ Mr. MayhewWe certainly have no confirmation of my hon. Friend's suggestion, but I am now making inquiries in Belgrade.