§ 89. Sir W. Teelingasked the Postmaster-General why it has recently become difficult to telephone to Gibraltar; why there have been in the last two weeks several cable breakdowns; and what evidence he has that a go-slow movement for telephonic connections via Madrid is being conducted along the lines of the motor car hold up at the Spain /Gibraltar frontier.
§ Mr. Joseph SlaterOwing to heavy seasonal traffic there is delay on all telephone calls to the Iberian Peninsula. Recently there have been three cable failures, two in France and one in Spain, affecting our service to Gibraltar. There is no evidence of a go-slow movement in Madrid; delay is mainly due to congested conditions there.