§ Mr. E. Fletcherasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, in view of the Human Rights Article in the 208W Hungarian Peace Treaty, he will make a further statement with regard to the recent deportations in Hungary.
§ Mr. Ernest DaviesThe deportations from Budapest have now apparently ceased, but I am informed that between 21st May and 20th July at least 24,000 people, at a conservative estimate, were the victims of this cruel and merciless procedure. The hardships of the deportees, many of whom are old and ailing, will be accentuated by the oncome of winter, if, indeed, they survive the rigours of the climate in wholly inadequate quarters. His Majesty's Government condemn this callous action of the Hungarian Government.
These measures flout the principles laid down in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and provide still further evidence that the Hungarian Government completely disregard the Human Rights Article of the Hungarian Peace Treaty. His Majesty's Government will submit to the Secretary-General of the United Nations the detailed evidence of violations of this Article.