§ Mr. Cartlandasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he is aware that Mr. Peter Caddy was arrested at Algeciras on the 24th December last and has been held prisoner since that date without trial by the Spanish insurgent authorities; and what action he has taken in the matter?
§ Mr. EdenThe case of Mr. Caddy was taken up with the insurgent authorities soon after his arrest, by His Majesty's Consul at Seville, with a view to ensuring that his trial should take place without undue delay and that he should be enabled to make adequate arrangements for his own defence. Despite repeated representations by His Majesty's Consul Mr. Caddy's case has not yet been dealt with by the courts. In these circumstances His Majesty's Ambassador at Hendaye has been instructed to protest to the Salamanca authorities against this delay in bringing a British subject to trial, and to urge upon them that the trial should take place forthwith and that the prisoner should receive proper facilities for his defence.