§ 40. Mr. SWANasked the tinder-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether an All-Burma public meeting, fixed in 1488 Rangoon for 13th July, 1919, to discuss the question of constitutional reforms for Burma and in support of the deputation of Burmese now in this country, was prohibited by the police; whether the Lieutenant-Governor refused to interfere with the action of the police; and, if so, why this meeting was prohibited?
Mr. HARMSWORTHThis question should have been addressed to the Secretary of State for India. My right hon. Friend has, however, asked me to answer for him. His information, obtained from Burma newspapers, is that the Commissioner of Police, when first applied to, refused permission, but that eventually permission was given by the Government of Burma. The Secretary of State does not know the reasons for the original refusal.
§ Lieut.-Commander KENWORTHYHas no cable of inquiry been sent to confirm what has been stated?