75. Commander LOCKER-LAMPSONasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will consider withdrawing recognition from the Soviet, in view of its refusal to make the apology demanded by His Majesty's Government for the recent article in the "Izvestia"?
§ Mr. EDENI would refer my hon. and gallant Friend to the answer which I returned on the 13th December to a question on this subject by my hon. Friend the Member for Kensington South (Sir W. Davison).
Commander LOCKER-LAMPSONDo I understand that the Government are going to do nothing, and are going to accept this lying down?
§ Mr. EDENMy hon. and gallant Friend must understand that the Government have taken action, and have received an apology.
§ Sir WILLIAM DAVISONWas the verbal apology which was made to the office in this country published in "Izvestia"in Russia?
§ Sir W. DAVISONAs the statement was made in the Russian paper it ought to be contradicted in the Russian paper.
§ Mr. CHURCHILLDoes the hon. Gentleman consider that the lame excuses made by the Soviet Ambassador constitute anything comparable to an apology?