§ 1. Lieut. - Commander KENWORTHYasked the Under-Secrtary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the Supreme Council have consented to the permanent occupation of Eastern Galicia by the Poles and its annexation to Poland; if so, whether this is the result of the recent visit of M. Paderewski to the British Prime Minister; whether he is aware that the population of Eastern Galicia is predominantly Ukrainian; and whether a plebiscite is to be taken, as in the case of the former enemy territory of Upper Silesia, before this apparent negation of the right of self-determination is permitted?
§ The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for FOREIGN AFFAIRS (Mr. Cecil Harmsworth)In answer to the first part of the hon. and gallant Member's question, I regret that I am not at liberty at present to divulge the proceedings of the Peace Conference in this matter. The second and fourth parts of the question do not, therefore, arise. As regards the third, His Majesty's Government are fully aware of the difficulties involved in determining the claims put forward by the various nationalities in Eastern Galicia.