Sir Kingsley Wood as! retary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will make ing cerning tke safety of some 20 girls wie were attached to the Bible Churehmen's Girls Orphanage, neat ed by Commun ascertain, in view of the the occupants of the Britis Churchmen's Hospital at Nanning, what is the present position there and whether there has yet been any invasion by Soviet forces in this district?
Mr. A, Henderson.—I have already made inquiries, and, from such information as I have been able to obtain, it would seem that the girls in' question, who are Chinese, have been released. There scarcity of news from Nanning, where the hospital in question is situated, but, according to the latest reports, foreigners are not thought to be in danger there at present, though unsatisfactory conditions prevail. in the prov' erally. There has been no invasion by Soviet forces. The nearest point in this district to Soviet territory is about 2,000 miles from the Soviet frontier.
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