§ 33. Viscount CURZONasked the Prime Minister whether the Government know exactly what funds are at the disposal of the Soviet delegation in this country; whether he has any information as to the source of such funds and as to how they are spent; and could the surplus Government accommodation at the Hotel Petrograd be devoted to providing for this accommodation?
§ The PRIME MINISTERThe answer to the first and second parts of the question is in the negative, but His Majesty's Government have no reason to suppose that such funds as are at the disposal of the Russian Trade Delegation are being improperly spent.
§ 36. Major MACKENZIE WOODasked the Prime Minister whether, in the terms of the decision of the Supreme Council on 24th February, the Government have arrived at the conviction that Bolshevist horrors have come to an end and that the Government of Moscow is ready to conform its methods and diplomatic conduct to those of all civilised Governments; and whether, in consequence of that conviction, he has received M. Krassin as Minister of the Soviet Govern- 590 ment and acting in its name and authority?
§ The PRIME MINISTERThe quotation in the hon. Member's question referred to a general resumption of diplomatic relations. The decision of the Supreme Council is confined to trade.
37. Dr. MURRAYasked the Prime Minister whether in the negotiations at present taking place for the opening of trade relations with Russia there has been any discussion regarding the hostilities between Poland and Russia and the position of General Wrangel's forces in the Crimea?
§ The PRIME MINISTERThe answer is in the affirmative.