§ Mr. Robert Cookeasked the Prime Minister whether he will consider raising the level of British representation at the ceremony to be performed by the Prime Minister of France on Sunday 22nd June honouring the war-time heroism of Andree Borrel, Diana Rowden and Vera Leigh.
Mr. James CallaghanI have been asked to reply.
The purpose of the ceremony is to commemorate the anniversary of the liberation of the Natzweiler camp, where many thousands of Frenchmen and Frenchwomen were interned and died. The plaque to four SOE girls will be one of several to be unveiled as part of a full day's programme of commemorative events. Her Majesty's Government will be represented by the Defence Attaché of Her Majesty's Embassy, Paris; Her Majesty's Consul-General, Strasbourg; and one officer and four airwomen from RAF Germany. I consider that this representation fully demonstrates the respect in which we all hold the memory of the fallen.