§ 26. Mr. KINGasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he is aware of the rapid growth of Soviet influence in Eastern Ukraine; and that with German military support failing their enemies the Bolshevist Government is gaining ground in Ukraine, Samara, and Siberia; and whether he can make any statement on the internal position in Russia?
Mr. BALFOURI should be sorry to express any official opinion on the growth of Bolshevik influence, or to make any official statement on the internal position in Russia without more accurate information than it is at present possible for me to obtain.