HC Deb 01 February 1954 vol 523 c7W
57. Mr. Shinwell

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if, when conveying his protest against the recent demonstrations in Spain with reference to Gibraltar, he will intimate to the Spanish Government that both the British and the Moors have been in occupation of Gibraltar for a longer historical period than Spain.

Mr. Selwyn Lloyd

No. The right hon. Gentleman is historically accurate, but Her Majesty's Government have already informed the Spanish Government that they are not prepared to discuss Gibraltar.