§ 51 and 52. Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (1) what evidence he has of West German representatives abroad using British representatives and their offices to persuade nationals of East Germany not to return home;
(2) what representations he has made on the undesirability of West German Government representatives using British official representatives to persuade East German nationals abroad not to return home.
§ Mr. PadleyI refer the hon. Lady to my answer to her supplementary question on this subject on 6th December. The letter despatched from the German Embassy in Nicosia did not warrant formal representations to the Federal Government. It was an isolated case and there is, therefore, no need for representations to the Federal Government on the general question.
§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what representations he proposes to make to the West German Government concerning the unauthorised use last August of the name and address of the British High Commissioner in Nicosia by Richard Giesen, an official of the West German 188W Embassy in Cyprus, urging members of an East German orchestra to defect from their country.
§ Mr. PadleyI refer the hon. Lady to my answer to her supplementary question on this subject on 6th December. The letter despatched from the German Embassy in Nicosia did not warrant formal representations to the Federal Government. It was an isolated case and there is, therefore, no need for representations to the Federal Government on the general question.