§ 14. Mr. GINNELLasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the Archbishop of Lemberg, arrested by the Russians in territory invaded by them and imprisoned in a Russian fortress six months ago, still lives; if so, can he give any particulars of the prison treatment in the case; whether there is any difference in substance between the offence and that for which the Cardinal Archbishop of Malines is restricted to his diocese; whether it is by direction of the Foreign Office or of the Censor the entire British Press is closed against one of these cases while giving full particulars of the other; and whether he will, on the principle of reciprocity, suggest to the Russian Government to concede to the Archbishop of Lemberg treatment similar to that accorded by the Germans to the Archbishop of Malines for an identical offence?
The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for FOREIGN AFFAIRS (Mr. Primrose)I have not sufficient information about either of these cases to enable me to give information or to institute comparisons, nor can I, even if I had it, give information as to what the Censor may or may not have done in any particular case.
§ Mr. GINNELLMay I ask the hon. Gentleman whether he will get the information if I postpone the question until this day week?