Part of the debate – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 27 Hydref 1947.
Sir Toby Low
, Blackpool North
12:00,
27 Hydref 1947
asked the Secretary of State for Air, as representing the Secretary of State for Burma, what are the terms of the agreement on defence recently concluded between His Majesty's Government and the Government of Burma.
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.
