§ 14. Mr. Mott-Radclyffeasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what information he has regarding the result of the appeal lodged before the Greek Council of State by the British-owned Lake Copais Company against the validity of the Greek Government's expropriation decree in respect of the property.
§ Mr. NuttingThe Greek Council of State, in a decision given on 1st March, has upheld the validity of the Greek Government's decree expropriating the Lake Copais Company's property in Greece.
§ Mr. Mott-RadclyffeWould my hon. Friend agree that the original land reclamation and the subsequent food production was a remarkable example of British enterprise and that the whole layout of the estate is totally unfitted to small-scale holding, which I understand is the reason the Greek Government propose to expropriate the property?
§ Mr. NuttingI would agree broadly with my hon. Friend's supplementary question, but it is not for me to comment on the actions of a friendly Govern- 822 ment. What we are now concerned with, now that the Greek Council of State has given its decision, is to ensure that satisfactory negotiations take place to settle the figure for compensation. Those negotions are going on, and I hope that a satisfactory solution will shortly emerge.