Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 23 March 1964.
Mr Robert Mathew
, Honiton
12:00,
23 March 1964
Further representations have been made to the United Arab Republic authorities, both in Cairo and in London, about this matter since my hon. Friend the Minister of State replied to my hon. Friend's Questions about it on 29th May last year. It seems clear that the United Arab Republican Government will accept the principle of compensation for that part of the property which is not returned to its owners. I regret, however, that they have yet to communicate their decisions about how and when the compensation is to be paid and when the remainder of the property is to be released.
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