HC Deb 09 March 1949 vol 462 cc1167-8
17. Mr. F. Maclean

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will make a statement regarding the work of the British Council in Korea.

Mr. Bevin

Up to the present, the British Council have undertaken no work in Korea. The question of their doing so is under consideration.

Mr. Maclean

In view of the anxiety of the Korean people to resume their cultural connections with this country and the political importance of enabling them to do so, will the right hon. Gentleman do what he can to remedy this matter as soon as possible?

Mr. Bevin

I am trying to do that, but there is a limitation on British Council expenditure, and I must spread it out in the best way I can.