HC Deb 21 June 1954 vol 529 cc19-20
39. Mr. T. Reid

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what action he now proposes to take to recover the compensation of about £800,000 awarded by the International Court for the murder of British sailors in the Corfu Channel, in view of the fact that the Italian claim on the £800,000 worth of Albanian gold was held to be outside the jurisdiction of the court unless the Albanian Government agreed to the hearing.

41. Mr. Ernest Davies

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what action he proposes to take to recover the compensation awarded against Albania in the Corfu Channel incident, in view of the decision of the International Court of Justice that it was not competent to adjudicate on Italy's claim in the Albania gold case.

Mr. Selwyn Lloyd

We shall now have to consider the consequences of the judgment of the International Court of Justice, in collaboration with the French and United States Governments.