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he was not a signatory to this document. All I can tell the
committee is that this is the report which came to us through
our Ambassador. There is no secret about this. We ourselves asked
Sir Walter Citrine and others to go to Athens and see for themselves
what was the position of the trade unions there. During the last
24 hours we have suggested that the party of members of Parliament
now in Italy should themselves go on to Greece.
Mr. Gallagher: Oh.
Mr. Eden: Are not members of this HOUSE to be trusted except
the Honorable Member himself? Have we reached a point of dictatorship
when only the Honorable Gentleman can represent members of this
House? We suggested that that party should go to Greece simply
because they are half way there already in Italy.
Mr. Gallagher rose -
The Chairman (Major Milner): The Honorable Gentleman must
not interrupt. He makes interjections which on occasions he is
entitled to do but he is not entitled to make continuous com
Mr. Eden: We are anxious that Honorable Members should get information
about the situation. Apart from the delegation which as I have
already said may go on from Italy to Greece we are ready as opportunity
offers for