§ 9. Sir J. D. REESasked the Secretary of State for India whether he is aware that the trial of the German-Indian conspirators, concluded in May in San Francisco, clearly established the fact that the German Consulate at that city instigated, aided, and abetted an Indian revolutionary movement in the United States and in many other parts of the world for the overthrow of the Government of India and the obstruction of Great Britain in the conduct of the War, and that proof was forthcoming at the trial of the payment of no less than £400,000 to one Bengali conspirator; and whether any statement will be made regarding the German plots in India on any occasion during the present Session?
§ Mr. MONTAGUThe statement of my hon. Friend is substantially accurate, though I cannot vouch for the exact amount of the large sums of money undoubtedly paid by the German authorities in the hope of fomenting sedition in India.
I will consider the question of making a statement if the House desires, but there are obvious difficulties in giving a comprehensive account of the matter.