HC Deb 27 April 1914 vol 61 c1307
4. Mr. JAMES HOPE

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. whether he possesses any information as to the status and powers of military governors in the Russian Empire and the Portuguese Republic, and of the relations of such officers to the magistracy, the police, and other civil authorities?

Mr. ACLAND

I have no special information on this subject.

Mr. JAMES HOPE

Can the hon. Gentleman say of his own knowledge what is the position of the military governors in the Russian Empire?

Mr. ACLAND

No, I cannot; and I do not see that the question has any interest.