HC Deb 09 February 1954 vol 523 c98W
57. Mr. P. Williams

asked the Secretary of State for War whether he will make a statement on the kidnapping of Gunner A. S. Harrison and Gunner Joe Harrison by the Egyptians.

Mr. Head

These two men have been missing from their unit in the Canal Zone since 5th June last year. On 10th December, Gunner A. S. Harrison, and, two days later, Gunner L. Harrison, reported to Her Majesty's consulates in other countries. It has been established that both men had been placed on a ship at Alexandria by the Egyptian authorities, in whose hands they had been during the previous months.