§ MR. EDWARD MORTON (Devonport)I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, whether he is aware that 3,000 Armenians are still detained in the prisons of the Sultan, in spite of the Sultan's repeated assurances to release all not convicted of felony or misdemeanour; and, what steps Her Majesty's Government intend to take in view of this grave state of affairs?
MR. CURZONWe have not recently received any general report with reference to the number of Armenians in prison. Representations are made to the Turkish Government whenever cases of hardship and undue detention come to the knowledge of Her Majesty's Embassy.