§ 75. Mr. Brooksasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what further action he proposes to take regarding the case of Chief Officer K. L. Ferdinands of the s.s. "Bahadur", a British subject, who was arrested in Rangoon on 4th June on a charge of violating Burmese currency regulations but prevented from seeing his lawyer or the British Consul until 20th July, the day before his trial, at which he was sentenced to six months' imprisonment.
§ Mrs. WhiteHer Majesty's Ambassador has lodged a protest with the Burmese Ministry of Foreign Affairs against the denial of prompt access to Mr. Ferdinard by Her Majesty's Consul and by his lawyer and requested an assurance that, in accordance with internationally accepted principles, access would be ensured without delay in any future case.