HC Deb 17 March 1931 vol 249 c1875W
Rear-Admiral BEAMISH

asked the First Commissioner of Works whether the purchased, and afterwards rejected, site for the new British Embassy at Rio de Janeiro has been disposed of; and, if so, whether the re-sale resulted in any loss or profit to the Exchequer?

Mr. LANSBURY

No steps have yet been taken to dispose of the site bought in 1928, as the development of the new Embassy quarter is still uncertain.

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