The British Government was asked today to lodge a protest with Moscow against the action of Soviet military authorities in barring the Anglo-American Inquiry Committee on Palestine from Hungary and Rumania.
Capt. Leonard David Gammans, Conservative member of the British Parliament, who suggested that such a protest be made, insisted that the action of the Soviet authorities was an unfriendly act “in view of the fact that more Jews are alive in Hungary and Rumania than in any other part of Europe.”
Minister of State Philip J. Noel-Baker, replying, said that the representations would not serve any useful purpose, since the inquiry committee had already left Europe. He added that the matter was discussed with Soviet officials and that endeavors were made to secure entry of the committee into Hungary and Rumania, but the negotiations were not successful.
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