§ Sir J. Mellorasked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs for what purpose and by what authority His Majesty's Consul-General at Nice temporarily left France to go to Spain after the collapse of French resistance to the enemy; and what arrangements were made for the protection of British interests during his absence?
§ Mr. ButlerI would refer my hon. Friend to the answer given to the hon. Member for Chester-le-Street (Mr. Lawson) on 17th July. On his departure the Consul-General handed over the care of British interests to the United States Consul at Nice.