§ 40. Viscount CURZONasked Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he can make, any statement giving the exact positions of the Polish force in Russia; whether their positions have been taken for strategical purposes; and, if so, whether for purposes of offence or defence?
§ The SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WAR (Mr. Churchill)I have been asked to reply. I would remind my noble and gallant Friend that Poland (an Allied country) is at war with the Soviet Government, and to give, in answer to this question, any information which may be in possession of His Majesty's Government would disclose intelligence of military value to the Bolsheviks.
§ Lieut. - Commander KENWORTHYMay I ask whether His Majesty's Military Mission in Poland is acting in a conciliatory manner or is it encouraging further offensives in Soviet Russia by 502 Polish arms, and is it acting on the instructions of the War Office?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLH.M. Military Mission in Poland is not concerned with the policy of the Polish Government.
§ Colonel WEDGWOODThen may we take it that His Majesty's Military Mission in Poland has had nothing to do with the attack on Dvinsk on the raid on Jitomar?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLCertainly not. Any operations which Poland may engage in are settled by the head of the Polish State and by the Polish Government-Colonel WEDGWOOD: Without pres sure from or in consultation with our Mission?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLCertainly.