§ 38. Lieut.-Colonel Liptonasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he now has any further information about the disappearance of Burgess and Maclean.
§ Mr. NuttingI have no statement to make at present.
§ Lieut.-Colonel LiptonDoes that answer mean that the Minister is likely to make a statement on the matter in the not-too-distant future? Has the Foreign Office information, which, for some dubious reason, it will not disclose, or is its Intelligence not very intelligent? Is the Minister aware that back benchers of this House often know more about these disappearances than does the Foreign Office?
§ Mr. NuttingThe reason why I am not in a position to make any statement at the present moment is that I would not wish to make a statement based on inadequate information and insufficient researches, seeing that the investigation into these questions is still being pursued.
§ Captain KerbyHas the Foreign Office studied the book published last week in which the allegation is made that both these men were notorious perverts? Can he deny that allegation?