§ MR. FLYNNI beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, whether the Foreign Office has yet received any information from Constantinople touching the recent statements of Baron de Vialar, Military Attaché of the French Embassy, in regard to the alleged outrages at Marash, Diarbekir, and Zeitoun; and, if so, will the information be laid before the House, and when?
MR. CURZONNo, Sir; we have heard that the French Military Attaché has recently returned to Constantinople from Armenia, but we have not heard of any statements having been made by him with regard to fresh outrages at Marash, Diarbekir and Zeitoun.
§ MR. FLYNNThese statements were reported more than ten days ago. May I ask whether the Foreign Office has received or made any attempt to obtain information from Sir Philip Currie in reference to the representations of an officer so highly placed?
Mr. CURZONIt is perhaps hardly open to Her Majesty's Government to make any inquiry as to the contents of a report alleged to have been written by a French military officer presumably for the information of the French Government. Had the report contained any fresh information of the kind suggested, we should probably have heard of it.
§ MR. FLYNNWhen is it possible the House may expect it will be given any further information on the subject?
MR. CURZONDirectly we receive any information, I shall be most happy to communicate it to the House.