§ MR. LAIDLAW (Renfrewshire, E.)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has obtained from the Russian Government any reason for their arresting Mr. Luxenburg.
§ MR. RUNCIMANThe charge on which Mr. Luxenburg was arrested was that of revolutionary propaganda. The Russian Minister for Foreign Affairs has promised His Majesty's Ambassador in St. Petersburg further details in regard to the case, and, in response to an inquiry made yesterday by Sir Arthur Nicholson, will endeavour to hasten the communication of further information.
§ SIR WILLIAM BULLI beg to ask the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has been able to obtain from the Russian Government any evidence or statement justifying or purporting to justify Mr. Luxenburg's arrest.
§ MR. RUNCIMANI beg to refer the hon. Member to the Answer I have just given to the hon. Member for Eastern Renfrew.