HC Deb 19 March 1947 vol 435 cc72-3W
80. Mr. Haire

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs the terms of the recent British Note to the Soviet authorities in Hungary.

Mr. McNeil

Yes, Sir. I will with my hon. Friend's permission circulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT the text of the letter from the British Representative on the Allied Control Commission to his Soviet colleague.

Following is the text of the letter: I have the honour to inform you that His Majesty's, Government in the United Kingdom have received from the United States Government the text of a communication which General Weems, the United States representative on the Allied Control Commission, addressed on 5th March to you, regarding the present internal political situation in Hungary. 2. My Government refer me to the request of the United States Government that the Soviet and British representatives on the Allied Control Commission should join the United States representative in examining in co-operation with the Hungarian Government, the facts of the present situation including the case of Mr. Kovacs Bela and the conspiracy, and in making recommendations to the Hungarian Government as to the steps which should be taken for an orderly solution. 3. I am instructed to say that my Government agree with the United States Government that an investigation on the lines proposed would he desirable, and that they hope that the Soviet Government will agree to adopt the procedure proposed by the United States Government.