§ 10. Mr. LYNCHasked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, in view of the fact that the Allies first occupied Greek territory at the invitation not of M. Venizelos but of the Greek Government, he will give to the House the full terms of the invitation and state the channels by which the invitation was conveyed; and whether King Constantine concurred in the invitation or whether the Allies consulted his wishes in the matter?
§ The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for FOREIGN AFFAIRS (Lord Robert Cecil)No, Sir. I do not think that any good purpose would be served by complying with the hon. Member's request, and I must ask him and the House to be content with the assurance that British troops were landed at Salonika in consequence of an invitation given by the then Greek Government.
§ Mr. LYNCHIE he disregarded the technicalities of procedure on this occasion, does not that imply the obligation to support M. Venizelos when they have entered into this Convention?
§ Lord R. CECILI have not the least idea of what the hon. Member means.