§ 70. Mr. Sorensenasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he is aware that parcels of food and clothing sent to Germany still take from six to 10 weeks before delivery; that correspondence is also subject to long delay; and whether anything will now be done to expedite delivery both of parcels and of letters.
§ Mr. MayhewNo. The average time taken for a letter to reach its destination in Germany by post is 13 days and for a parcel four weeks. Efforts are now being made to speed up postal services in Germany.