Part of the debate – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 17 Mehefin 1947.
These disabled Polish soldiers have been unable to rejoin their families owing to the refusal of the Argentine authorities to allow them to disembark. 'They have, therefore, been returned to this country and re-absorbed into the Polish Land Forces. For the present they are continuing to be paid as members of these Forces and the question of disability pension does not arise. The issue of disability pensions to them when they are discharged from the Polish Forces would be a matter for my right hon. Friend the Minister of Pensions to consider. I am consulting my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary as to what action can be taken to obtain permission for them to return to the Argentine.