– in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 17 December 1947.
Mr David Gammans
, Hornsey
12:00,
17 December 1947
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if, during the Foreign Ministers' Conference in London, he has represented to Mr. Molotov the concern felt by the continued retention in Russia of the Russian-born wives of British ex-Service men; and what is the result of any such representations by him.
Mr Ernest Bevin
, Wandsworth Central
No, Sir.
Mr David Gammans
, Hornsey
Can the right hon. Gentleman hold out any hope to the husbands of these women that they will ever see their wives again?
Mr Ernest Bevin
, Wandsworth Central
No, Sir.
Mr Henry Strauss
, Combined English Universities
Have the Russian Government ever revealed their motive in retaining these wives.
Mr Ernest Bevin
, Wandsworth Central
No, Sir.
Commander Sir Douglas Marshall
, Bodmin
"No, Sir," is catching.
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.
