72. Mr. MALONEasked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the munitions of war which have been transhipped out of Bulgaria, Austria, Germany and Hungary have been shipped by approval of the Allies in accordance with the terms of the peace treaties; what amounts have been so moved; and to what destinations?
§ Commander EYRES-MONSELLThe Allied and Associated Powers have, by the various Peace Treaties, imposed on the countries named the obligation to surrender all war material to them, and they do not approve of the disposal of such material in any other manner. They have addressed special warnings on this point to the German, Hungarian and Austrian Governments. I have no information as to the amount of war material that may nevertheless have been exported.
Mr. MALONEAre we to assume that the British military missions in Austria and Hungary sanctioned the supply of munitions to the Poles?
§ Commander EYRES-MONSELLNo, the hon. Gentleman is not to understand anything of the sort.