§ Mr. John Fraserasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what were the reasons for admitting as a visitor to the United Kingdom General Hatzipetros, head of a Greek secret service organisation, who arrived on Olympic Airways Flight 259 on 16th March, 1971.
§ Mr. SharplesGeneral Hatzipetros satisfied the requirements for admission as laid down in "Aliens: Instructions to Immigration Officers" (Cmnd. 4296).
1969 Indictable offences 1970 Indictable offences Indictable offences known to the police: Known to the police Cleared up Known to the police Cleared up Percentage increase 1970–69 Number Percentage Number Percentage Violence against the person 37,818 30,752 81.3 41,087 33,763 82.2 8.6 Sexual offences 23,526 18,018 76.6 24,163 18,418 76.2 2.7 Burglary and robbery 426,812 143,474 33.6 437,748 158,515 36.2 2.6 Theft and unauthorised taking 878,710 331,357 37.7 918,723 370,350 40.5 4.1 Handling stolen goods 32,790 32,474 99.0 37,943 37,902 99.9 15.7 Frauds 64,531 52,578 81.5 74,562 62,151 83.4 15.5 Other offences 24,451 18,075 73.9 25,768 19,508 75.7 5.4 1,488,638 626,728 42.1 1,555,994 700,607 45.0 4.5 The increase of 4.5 per cent. in offences known to the police in 1970 over 1969 compares with an increase of 6.3 per cent. (estimated because of the effect of the Theft Act 1968) in offences known to the police in 1969 over 1968.