§ 20. Lieut-Colonel BURGOYNEasked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has any information regarding a concentration of Soviet Russian troops in the Caucasus and Southern Russia with a view to threatening Armenia, Cilicia, Palestine, Mesopotamia, and the surrounding countries; and, if so, what steps have been taken of a military or diplomatic nature by the Governments of France, Italy, and Great Britain to counter this threat?
Mr. HARMSWORTHIt is known that there are a considerable number of Soviet Russian troops in Southern Russia and the Caucasus, but no specific information as to their purpose and objective is available. All possibilities are being considered, with a view to taking whatever diplomatic or military steps may appear to be called for.