– in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 15 June 1964.
Mr Luke Teeling
, Brighton, Pavilion
12:00,
15 June 1964
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what reply he has received from the Hungarian Government concerning his recent reminder about the settlement of the prewar Hungarian debts; and what further steps he proposes to take concerning this matter.
Mr Robert Mathew
, Honiton
The Hungarian Government have not yet sent a formal reply to our reminder about pre-war Hungarian bonds. But it is only six weeks since we last spoke to the Hungarians. I think we should give them a little longer.
Mr Luke Teeling
, Brighton, Pavilion
Are we working in this matter with the Americans? If not, will we consider doing so? I gather that the Rumanians are about to settle and that the Russians are discussing the Baltic bonds. Is it not high time that the Hungarians hurried up?
Mr Robert Mathew
, Honiton
I have no doubt that the Hungarians are giving serious thought to the matter, and I do not think that there is any reason for us to take further action at the moment.
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.
