§ 6. Mr. RAMSAY MACDONALDasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he is following the resistance which the Armenians are offering to the Turkish army seeking to overthrow the Armenian Republic in consequence of the declaration of that republic that it will not accept the provisions of the Brest-Litovsk Treaty regarding Armenia; and whether the Allied Governments pledge themselves to do everything in their power when the settlement after the War comes to be made that the future of Armenia will be decided upon the principle of self-determination?
Mr. BALFOURYes, Sir; His Majesty's Government are following with earnest sympathy and admiration the gallant resistance of the Armenians in defence of their liberties and honour, and are doing everything they can to come to their assistance. As regards the future of Armenia, I would refer the hon. Member to the public statements made by leading statesmen among the Allied Powers in favour of a settlement upon the principle he indicates.