§ 117. Mr. Edelmanasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will now publish the list of French men and women who have been awarded British decorations in recognition of their work for Britain during the war.
§ Mr. BevinNo, Sir. It would be invidious to publish the list of awards made to French nationals without doing the same in the case of nationals of other countries. The number of such awards is so large that I think the labour and expense involved would not be justifiable in the public interest.