§ Mr. Rileyasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he is now in a position to state how many petitions have been presented during the past five years by minorities in Europe to the secretariat of the League of Nations; how many have been considered by the League Council; how many have been successful; and how many rejected?
§ Mr. EdenSo far as can be ascertained, during the years 1932–36 122 receivable petitions from minorities (not counting supplementary petitions) were presented to the League of Nations. Sixteen of these petitions were placed on the agenda of the Council. Seventeen are still under consideration. The remainder were declared closed by the Committee of Three to which they were in each case referred. About two-thirds of the 105 petitions received and decided in 1932–36 were closed on the grounds that no breach of the3104W minorities treaties had been established: in the remaining cases some form of satisfaction was given to the petitioners' requests.