§ 102. Mr. Carmichaelasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been directed to the allegations made by the Czech public prosecutor against British public officials in the recent Communist trials at Prague; and if he will make a statement as to the action he will take to counter such attacks upon the public officials of this country.
§ Mr. NuttingYes. I welcome this opportunity of stating that there is absolutely no truth in these allegations against British public officials. The two former British Ambasadors at Prague and other British officials mentioned by the Czechoslovak public prosecutor came into contact with some of the defendants, in particular the former Minister and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, in the normal course of their diplomatic duties.
It is, of course, deplorable that such charges should be made, but I do not consider that any useful purpose would be served by taking the matter up with the Czechoslovak Government.