§ 164. Colonel J. R. H. Hutchisonasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he is aware that the French Government are refusing to pay war damage compensation to British nationals in France on the ground that war damage compensation to French nationals in Britain is being similarly refused; and if he will take steps to press for a settlement in the matter.
Mr. McNeilUnder war-damage legislation in force in the United Kingdom French nationals have received the same treatment as British subjects. French war-damage legislation, on the other hand, is not at present applicable in its main provisions to British subjects. Negotiations are, however, in progress between the French Government and His Majessty's. Government to secure national232W treatment in this respect for British subjects whose property in France has been lost or damaged as a result of the war.