HC Deb 08 February 1952 vol 495 cc949-51
Mr. Speaker

In addition to the messages of condolence which I read to the House yesterday, I have received the following telegrams from other countries expressing sympathy in the loss we have sustained in the death of His late Majesty:

To the Speaker of the House of Commons

I have the honour to communicate to you that the Senate of Peru in session today pays deep homage to His Majesty King George VI expressing profound sympathy for his passing away. Sincerely,

HECTOR BOZA,

President.

To the Speaker of the House of Commons

Before the grievous sorrow which afflicts the British Commonwealth of Nations, I feel obliged to express to you and through you to that noble community the sincere condolences of the Chamber of Deputies over which I have the honour to preside.

JUAN SMITMANS,

Vice-President of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile.

ERNESTO GOYCOOLEA,

Pro-Secretary.

To the Rt. Hon. Speaker of the House of Commons, London

We are deeply moved on the news of the sudden loss of His Majesty King George VI. On behalf of Indonesian Parliament please convey our most respectful and sincerest sympathy to Her Majesty the Queen, the Royal Family and the people of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland. May God Almighty strengthen the hearts of Her Majesty's subjects in facing this tragic loss.

SANTONA,

Speaker of Indonesian Parliament.

To the Speaker, House of Commons, Westminster

On behalf of myself and Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Sudan I send our most sincere and heartfelt condolences in the loss sustained by the British Commonwealth of Nations. His late Majesty's character and sense of duty commanded the admiration and respect of the Sudanese as of all the world, and His death will be mourned not only in His own Dominions, but in all countries where the ideal of democratic freedom is cherished.

MOHAMED SALEH SHANGEITI,

Speaker.

To the Speaker, House of Commons, London

Chamber of Deputies profoundly moved by the passing of your beloved Sovereign and sincerely participating in the deep mourning of the Peoples of the British Commonwealth, adjourned yesterday's session and after an appropriate Address of its President in memory of the late King George VI, kept one minute's silence. I have been entrusted by the Chamber to convey to the House of Commons its heartfelt condolences to which allow me to add my own feelings of deepest sympathy.

DIMITRI GONTIKAS,

President of the Chamber of Deputies of Greece.

To the Speaker of the House of Commons, London

On the occasion of the death of His Majesty King George VI I offer to your Excellency and the Honourable Members of the House of Commons the heartfelt condolence of the Members of the Federal Council of the Peoples Assembly of the FPR of Yugoslavia and my own.

VLADIMIR SIMIC,

President of the Federal Council.

To the Speaker, House of Commons, London

On behalf of the Members of the Assembly of the Peoples Representatives I beg to convey to you an expression of sincerest condolences and sympathy on the sad demise of His Majesty King George VI.