– in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 27 Ionawr 1947.
Sir Arthur Salter
, Oxford University
12:00,
27 Ionawr 1947
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will make a statement as to the measures to be taken to safeguard the future of the Yugoslavs who are now in Italy.
Sir Arthur Salter
, Oxford University
Do the Government accept responsibility for the safety of these people, with the possible exception of only a few, who may be war criminals by our standards or in our judgment?
Mr. McNeil:
I hope that the quantitative phrase which the right hon. Gentleman uses is accurate, but I hope to be excused from assenting to that. I can say that, for people against whom no prima faciecase is established, the Government accept responsibility, and I give the right hon. Gentleman the assurance that we will not attempt to run away from it.
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.
