HC Deb 05 March 1951 vol 485 c7W
58. Mr. Edelman

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what information he has concerning the circumstances in which Mr. Leonard McCombe, a British subject, was arrested in the Argentine; and why he is still detained.

Mr. Younger

Mr. McCombe was arrested on 28th February together with an American colleague for having taken photographs of the demonstrations which took place on 27th February. Mr. McCombe and his colleague were released on 1st March as a result of representations made by the British and American authorities in Buenos Aires.