Mr. Thomas Trafford Ottowell (Hansard, 13 July 1998)

HC Deb 13 July 1998 vol 316 c30W 30W

§ Mr. Colvin
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment his Department has made of the current validity of the claim by the late Mr. Thomas Trafford Ottowell, registered under the Board of Trade No. ED61544, for repayment of unlawful and arbitrary deductions by the German Government from his savings. [49521]

§ Mr. Doug Henderson
The British Government are not in a position to assess the current validity of this claim which appears to be more a matter for the Austrian or German authorities.