§ Dr. Grayasked the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs what progress he has made in settling the future of the India Office Library; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. George ThomsonI would refer my hon. Friend to the reply given to my hon. Friend the Member for Barking (Mr. Driberg) on 17th January, 1967. Correspondence continues with the Governments of India and Pakistan on the terms of reference and other matters connected with the setting up of the proposedad hocTribunal to consider the legal ownership of the India Office building and its contents, including the India Office Library, as at the time of Independence. No date can yet be given for the setting up of the Tribunal.