§ 39. Mr. James Johnsonasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what information he has had from the British Embassy in Warsaw regarding the conditions of detention of Mr. T. Brown, ship's engineer, of 93 Bristol Road, Hull, in Stettin Prison; whether he has now been moved to another gaol; when this case is due for appeal; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. FoleySecond Engineer Thomas Brown, of s.s. "Deer Wood", was visited by our Vice-Consul in prison at Szczecin on 24th December. Our Vice-Consul has obtained permission to visit him again on 12th February in prison near Katowice, where he was transferred on 22nd January.
Mr. Brown was sentenced on 11th December to four months' imprisonment for allegedly assaulting a waitress in a restaurant. Bail was refused. His appeal is to be heard on 17th February.