§ Commander BELLAIRSasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether any German and Austrian vessels in Argentine ports have been provisionally sold; and if His Majesty's Government in any way recognise such transfers?
§ Lord ROBERT CECILThe information in the possession of His Majesty's Government is shown in the following table:—
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Name of Ship. Nationality. Neutral Port of Refuge. Observations. "Libuse" Austrian Buenos Aires Austrian interest bought out by British mortgagee, who was former owner Vessel retransferred to British flag. "Frigida" Austrian Buenos Aires Purchased and transferred to Argentine flag. Renamed "Moinho Fluminense." "Eugenia" Austrian Buenos Aires Purchased with a view to transfer to Italianflag. Renamed "Stella Polare." "Atlanta" Austrian Buenos Aires Purchased with a view to transfer to Italian flag. Renamed "Lombarda." "Hieronymus Ipland" German Buenos Aires Purchased and transferred to Argentine flag. Renamed "Paz." His Majesty's Government have given no undertaking to recognise these transfers, or contemplated transfers, except in respect of the steamship "Libuse." In this case the existence of certain exceptional circumstances decided His Majesty's Government to depart from the policy they had previously consistently adhered to, and they gave their sanction to the retransfer of the ship to the British registry.