§ 3. Mr. KINGasked the Secretary, of State for Foreign Affairs whether he possesses information concerning the various States or provinces which were in 1914 parts of the Russian empire but are now independent or conquered by, or ceded to, the enemy; whether he will in a White Paper publish such information, adding maps to illustrate the altered or added frontiers and giving the texts of treaties or other documents which refer to these; and whether similar information concerning the altered frontiers of Roumania can also be given?
§ Lord R. CECILThe only definite information in the possession of His Majesty's Government is that contained in the texts of treaties published in the German and Russian Press. These texts are in process of translation in the Foreign Office, and will be placed shortly in the Library for the information of hon. Members. I cannot, of course, vouch for the authenticity of the texts of treaties of which His Majesty's Government have no official cognisance, and of which they are not prepared to recognise the validity.
§ Mr. KINGAre there not commercial arrangements between the various Powers which are known to neutral States, and might be obtained, say, in Stockholm; and has there not been a Proclamation by the German Kaiser affecting the various border provinces of Russia, which would also throw light on present conditions?