HC Deb 03 December 1945 vol 416 cc2057-8W
Mr. Solley

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has now arrived at a decision as to the publication of the Report received by him on the in- vestigation of the treatment of Greek internees in camps in North and East Africa; and whether, as allegations are still being made as to the unsatisfactory conditions in these camps, he will arrange for a party of Members of this House to visit the camps in order to examine the conditions for themselves.

Mr. McNeil

Yes, Sir. It has been decided that the report will be made public, and I will send copies of it to all Members who have written to my right hon. Friend on this subject. I feel sure that when hon. Members have read the report they will agree that the charges which have been levelled against the British authorities are very exaggerated. I must also point out that the men in the Eritrean camp and the two smaller camps in the Sudan are in the process of being moved to ports on the Mediterranean coast, from where they will sail to Greece. Accordingly, I do not feel that this would be an opportune moment for a party of Members of Parliament to visit these camps. There are no permanent camps now in North Africa but only transit camps for men on their way home to Greece from Eritrea and the Sudan.