§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State or Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether the Berlin legal authorities consulted him before proceeding with the prosecution of Mr. John Sprange in connection with the flying of a hot air balloon.
§ Mr. LuceNo. As is required by the law applicable in Berlin and as indicated in my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affair's reply to the hon. Member of 26 November, at column384, the Berlin prosecutor applied to the Allied Kommandatura Berlin for authorisation for the German courts to exercise jurisdiction in this case.