§ 15. Mr. Emrys Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what recent reports he has received from the Agent General for Reconstruction in Korea, appointed by the United Nations, describing the suffering of the civilian population in Korea; and if he will publish a summary of these reports.
§ Mr. H. MorrisonThe United Nations Rehabilitation Agency has not yet started operations, and the Agent General has not therefore issued any reports.
§ Mr. HughesDoes not the Foreign Secretary think that it is time that this country and the world generally had some picture of the terrible destruction which has been wrought in Korea by both sides, and that the time has come for some reasoned action to stop this terrible destruction of a country we are supposed to be liberating?
§ Mr. MorrisonWe shall get a report as soon as we can. My hon. Friend will appreciate that active military operations are proceeding and that the circumstances are not too easy at the moment for this purpose.