§ Sir L. Ropnerasked the Lord Privy Seal how many men, women and children of British nationality are known to be in Haiti; and what arrangements have been made to ensure that evacuation can be effected at short notice.
§ Mr. HeathHer Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires at Port au Prince recently estimated the number of British subjects in Haiti as some 240 people, of whom about 70 were from the United Kingdom. Separate figures for men, women and children are not known. A small number have already left.
Her Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires has advised British subjects to send their wives and children away if possible. Besides the regular air services, charter flights to Miami which have been arranged by the United States authorities have been available also to British subjects. A Royal Naval ship has been 163W held in the vicinity in readiness to evacuate British subjects to Jamaica if the need should arise.