§ 11. Major EDWARD WOODasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he can make any statement in regard to the present international status of Roumania in connection with the acts of war which have been and are being committed on Roumanian territory?
§ The SECRETARY of STATE for FOREIGN AFFAIRS (Mr. Balfour)Ever since the conclusion of peace between Roumania and the enemy Powers the Allied Governments have considered and treated Roumania as a neutral.
The German forces in Roumania have, however, recently made that country a basis for belligerent action against the Allied forces, and His Majesty's Government, while drawing attention to this fresh violation of international law on the part of the enemy, decline all responsibility for any acts of war which may be imposed upon them by the presence of enemy forces on Roumanian territory.