§ Mr. Brooksasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether representations have been made to the Soviet authorities about the expulsion of Miss Hammond, Mr. Careswell and Mr. Broughton.
§ Mr. M. StewartNo representations have been made. Whatever the motives of these young people may have been they were engaging in activities which, as their own statements make clear, they knew were certain to get them into trouble with the Soviet authorities. They might, indeed, have found themselves in much more serious trouble.
Much as we may regret the fact that the Soviet authorities do not permit the 169W kind of peaceful activity in which these three people were trying to engage, it is most important that everyone should be aware of the Soviet attitude and of the possible consequences of infringing the Soviet regulations. This places a special responsibility on any persons or organisations who may be in a position to advise or influence people, especially young people, visiting the Soviet Union.