London, Feb. 1
Foreign Office states: "Lord Halifax (Foreign Secretary) lay lodged a complaint with the Norwegian Minister (M. Colban) against the failure of the Norwegian authorities to establish the presence of between 300 and 400 British prisoners aboard the been German ship Altmark when she was searched at Bergen, "The Norwegian Minister was asked to obtain urgently an explo ion of the circumstances which had given rise to this complaint.
He was informed that it appeared to His Majesty's Government that the Norwegian Government had in this matter failed in their duty as.a neutral, and His Majesty's Government felt that the case against this particular ship was such that they were justified in pressing that the Altmark should be interned.
In exchanges with the Norwegian Minister, Dr. Erik Colban, Lord Halifax rejected the Norwegian contention that the Altmark's prisoners Norway Asks Return of should be returned to Norway, it is understood. The exchanges are still \Altmark Captives continuing.
Lord Halifax has put the British Oslo, Feb. 19. case very fully before the Norwegian 'The funeral of the six German sailors Killed on board the Altmark 'Minister, 'Neutral correspondents are putting was held here today In the presence number of points arising from the fof the German Minister, Dr. Hein 'Altmark case' to British authorities, Fich Sabin, and the German Consul. the kernel) of which lies in whether The action taken by Norway fol-or not the British Government seeks lowing the Altmark affair was ex-to establish a precedent which might affect other neutral powers, In answer to these points, the Bue British Women Allowed ish spokesman quoted Reuter reports from the United States, seem-
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