§ 40. Major Bruceasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether he is aware that parcels addressed to the personnel of H.M.S. "Glasgow," and despatched from London in December, 1948, had not reached the individuals concerned on 17th June, 1949; whether the parcels have been found and delivered since that date; and whether he will make a statement concerning the reasons for this long delay and measures he proposes to adopt to avoid delays in the future.
Mr. DugdaleYes. A number of bags of undelivered mail were discovered early this month in the post office at Rio de Janeiro and are now on their way to London for examination. If, as there is reason to suppose, the parcels for H.M.S. "Glasgow" are found among these bags, they will be re-despatched to the ship without more delay. The Admiralty and the General Post Office are investigating the reason why this mail was held at Rio de Janeiro; measures to avoid similar occurrences in the future are under consideration.