27. Major NEWMANasked whether dependant's allowance is still being paid to the wives of Russian subjects who left this country ostensibly to bear arms against the Central Powers; and, if so, is it his intention to discontinue this payment except where the wife is a woman of British birth?
Mr. WALSHAs I have previously informed my hon. and gallant Friend, the allowances to the dependants of Russians who returned to Russia for military service in compliance with the terms of the Anglo-Russian Military Service Convention are only paid in necessitous cases, and His Majesty's Government agreed to provide the necessary funds on the understanding that the sums expended will be recovered from Russia at a later date. It is not proposed for the present to discontinue the existing arrangements.