§ Mr. G. Straussasked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will make inquiries into the arrest by the Portuguese authorities of Mr. G. Vesey Brown, a British subject, member of the Royal Institute of Civil Engineers, who has lived in Portugal for 20 years; and whether any charge has been made against him?
§ Mr. ButlerMr. G. Vesey Brown was arrested by the Portuguese authorities on 17th August. His Majesty's Ambassador at Lisbon has been informed that Mr. Brown is accused of having written a tendentious article for the Press and of having subsequently failed to comply with a summons to appear in court in connection with his alleged statement that he had done so.