HC Deb 15 November 1949 vol 469 cc200-1W
94. Mr. Gammans

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he will make a statement on the explosion in Berlin to blow up the telephone exchange.

Mr. Mayhew

There has been no demolition of any telephone exchange in the British Sector of Berlin, and I presume the hon. Member is referring to the demolition of a heavily reinforced bunker which took place on the 3rd November and caused slight damage to nearby buildings. The bunker was built during the war as a central control point in the Berlin area warning system, and its demolition was undertaken with the agreement of the Magistrat, who did not wish to convert it for permanent retention.