HC Deb 03 June 1942 vol 380 c691W
Sir I. Albery

asked the Minister of Information who has been appointed successor to the late Sir Denison Ross in the British Information Office in Istanbul; and on what date?

Mr. Bracken

Mr. A. L. B. Ashton has been placed in charge of the British Information Bureau at Istanbul and of all the Ministry of Information's work in Turkey. The appointment dates from 1st January, 1942.