§ 17. Mr. ALFRED SHORTasked in which areas of Russian territory, if any, Allied troops are being employed, the numbers so employed, and which of our Allies are involved?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLAs the House is aware the only British troops employed in the territories of the former Russian Empire, apart from Missions, are those garrisoning the Port of Batum. The principal Allied forces in Russia are the American and Japanese contingents in Siberia, but there are also detachments of French, Italians, Poles, Czecho-Slovaks and Serbs. Without the consent of our Allies, I do not feel at liberty to disclose their numbers, but in the case of the Japanese they are considerable and increasing.