TELEGRAM TO SECRETARY OF STATE FROM LONDON

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP58-00597R000100070068-8
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 17, 2008
• Sequence Number: 68
• Publication Date: July 22, 1954
• Content Type: CABLE

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INCQMlN6 TELEGRAM Department of State
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T0: Secretary o~ State
N0: 386, July 22, 7 p.m.
Control : 9788
Rec~ d: July 22, 195+
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Foreign Office informs us House of Commons subcommittee which
wished to proceed abroad to examine UK foreign service establish-
ments has been denied permission to do so under old ruling by
Clerk of House that proper sphere of ,}urisdiction of Parliament-
ary committees is within UK. ommittee intends publish report on
its proposal. Will include reference o merican on~ress onal-
ra ce o sending committees abroad and cite number of instances
where such committees have visited UK. With respect to Kersten
Committee will mention fact it requested approval of British
Government and obtained this on acceptance of the conditions which
were specified .
OFFICIAL USE ONLY ~ ,R~P~oDUCT1oH Ftt10M THIS
COPY, I F CLASSI FI ED, I S
PIbH I BIDED
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