Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 3 February 1947.
Mr Maurice Edelman
, Coventry West
12:00,
3 February 1947
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he will make a statement on the attitude of His Majesty's Government to the incorporation of the Saar territory in the French customs system.
Secretary of State was originally the title given to the two officials who conducted the Royal Correspondence under Elizabeth I. Now it is the title held by some of the more important Government Ministers, for example the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
