§ Mr. Stuart Hollandasked the Lord Privy Seal whether, in view of the death of the Shah, he will request the Lord Chancellor, under the Public Records Acts, to suspend the 30-year rule on the following public documents concerning the Shah of Iran: (a) F.O. 248-1406, His Majesty King George VI's relations with the Shah, (b) F.O. 1407, (c) F.O. 1403, Royal Family's Affairs, (d) F.O. 1434, Isphahan, (e) F.O. 1435, Majlis, (f) F.O. 1445, Shah's Political Activities and (g) F.O. 1478, Royal Family's Affairs.
§ Mr. BlakerItem F.O. 248/1403 which is not entitled "Royal Family's Affairs" but Iran "Internal Political Situation" is available for public inspection at the Public Record Office in Kew. The other six items consist of documents the contents of which bring them within one or more of the categories approved for extended closure under the Public Records Acts 1958 and 1967. It would not be in the public interest to release them at the present time.