§ 1. Lieut.-Commander KENWORTHYasked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs who is His Majesty's representative at Budapest; whether reports dealing with the alleged pogroms against the Jews and excesses against not only the Socialists but against the Liberals and intellectuals in Budapest since the entry of the Roumanian army have reached the Foreign Office; and what steps have been taken to prevent pogroms and a White terror in Hungary?
Captain GUEST (Joint Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury)Pending the resumption of regular diplomatic relations with Hungary, Sir G. Clerk is representing His Majesty's Government at Budapest. Reports received from the British Military Authorities in Hungary indicate that the rumours of pogroms and other excesses are very much exaggerated, and that complaints regarding them are usually unfounded. I can answer the last part of the question best by saying that the situation appears to be well in hand, and that the Military Authorities on the spot may be trusted to take the necessary measures.
§ Colonel WEDGWOODWould it be possible to send to our representative 1648 extracts from the "Manchester Guardian" relating to these cases, otherwise he may not know the nature of the complaints relating to these cases, and it may be difficult to have them investigated?