§ Mr. AUBREY HERBERTI beg to ask the Foreign Secretary a question of which I have given private notice, namely: Whether Kortcha, Klisuro, and Tepelini have not been occupied by organised forces chiefly composed of Greek subjects; whether the occupation of these places has not been accompanied by considerable violence and cruelty; and, further, to ask whether the Greek Government has taken any steps to prevent the organising and arming of the forces operating in Epirus; and whether it is not a fact that many members of these forces are on the active list of the Greek Army, and if there is any step that can be taken to prevent further outrages of this character?
§ The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for FOREIGN AFFAIRS (Mr. Acland)My information is limited to a report received from the British delegate on the International Commission in Albania that Koritsa has been occupied by a body described as being composed of insurgents and Epirotes acting in concert. His Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires at Athens states that the Greek Government have urged the Espirotes to evacuate Koritsa should the International Commission so desire, but I am not aware what effect this recommendation may have had.