HC Deb 11 June 1918 vol 106 c2040W
Mr. G. TERRELL

asked the Home Secretary if he can state the circumstances under which letters of naturalisation were granted to Caroline Haneman in October, 1914, then a German subject residing near Malmesbury, Wiltshire; and by whom the necessary recommendations were signed?

Mr. BRACE

The then Secretary of State was satisfied, after careful inquiry, that the case was one in which a certificate of naturalisation might properly be granted. The applicant has resided in this country since 1890. The declarations in support of the application were made by four natural-born British subjects, who were trustworthy and of good character. It would be contrary to the ordinary practice to give their names, and I do not think there is any reason to depart from it in this case.