§ 31. Viscountess ASTORasked the Prime Minister whether, in view of the 21 present condition of the Austro-Hungarian prisoners in Siberia, especially those who are ill and suffering, the British Government will on humanitarian grounds expedite their repatriation by chartering one of the Japanese ships at present available in Vladivostock harbour for the immediate removal of the most urgent cases?
§ The PRIME MINISTERI regret to say that His Majesty's Government are not at present in a position to charter a vessel for the repatriation of Austro-Hungarian prisoners of war from Siberia. I will, however, have this proposal brought before the Council of the League of Nations.