HC Deb 05 May 1969 vol 783 cc2-3
2. Mr. Winnick

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he expects to be able to give a full reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Croydon, South regarding the case of his constituent, Miss V. Blanchard.

The Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr. William Whitlock)

I sent my hon. Friend a full reply on 14th April.

Mr. Winnick

Is my hon. Friend aware that two young people who wish to marry are being kept apart because the man involved is being held by the Greek dictatorship without being brought to trial? Is he also aware that last week when I tried to see the person who is being held in prison in Greece the Greek authorities refused permission for me to do so?

Mr. Whitlock

Mr. Fragoulakis is not a British subject. If we made representation to the Greek Government on his behalf they would consider it an interference in their internal affairs, and the result would be more likely to prejudice his prospects of release than to improve them.