§ 1. Mr. KINGasked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the Allies have demanded of the Greek Government that a General Election should be held; whether this demand was conceded; if so, when; whether a Greek General Election has been, or will be shortly, held; and, if not, whether the Allies have agreed to this change of policy?
§ The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for FOREIGN AFFAIRS (Lord Robert Cecil)In regard to the first part of the question I would refer the hon. Member to Parliamentary Paper No. 27 (1916) Miscellaneous. The answer to the second, third and fourth part is in the negative. As regards the last part of the question, the hon. Member will see, if he refers to that Paper, that the demand for a General Election was contingent on a restoration of the electorate to its normal conditions, a situation which does not yet exist.
§ Mr. KINGWe may still conclude that a Constitutional Government is the object which the Allies have in view?
§ Lord R. CECILwas understood to reply in the affirmative.