§ 51. Mr. Teelingasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs how often a member of the Marseilles Consulate has visited the Riviera area covered by the former Nice Consulate, since the latter's closure on 31st January; which towns in that area he has visited and for how long; what rooms there he has been able to use for British subjects and others to visit him on business; and how he has been able to inform the British community of his visits.
§ Mr. Ian HarveyFive visits in all have been paid from Marseilles to the French Riviera since 31st January: two each to Nice and Monaco and one to Cannes. These visits have been made for representational purposes and with a view to establishing contacts: they have not lasted for more than a day. A firm of solicitors has kindly placed rooms at the disposal of the visiting consular officer both in Nice and Monte Carlo, and it is hoped in future to use accommodation at Cannes previously placed at the disposal of Her Majesty's Consulate-General at Nice. Close contact has been made between Her Majesty's Consulate-General at the newly-formed British Association of the Alpes Maritimes, and future business visits to the Riviera will be publicised through the British Association and by notices in the Press and in places frequented by British subjects.