§ MR. DILLON (Mayo, E.)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he can state how many people have been executed in Persia in connection with the recent disturbances; whether torture has been used in the case of any of the Nationalist Leaders, and, if so, in how many cases and to what extent; and whether His Majesty or His Majesty's Government has made any formal protest against these proceedings.
§ SIR EDWARD GREYI do not know how many executions have taken place in connection with the recent disturbances in Persia, nor what methods have been employed by the Persian Government in dealing with any Persians. I do not see that any good result would follow if we departed from the policy of non-intervention, and I do not propose to take any step which would imply responsibility for internal affairs in Persia. I have already stated that we have demanded guarantees for the safety or proper treatment of refugees at the British Legation. I cannot go beyond that.