§ 63. Commander Viscount CURZONasked the Prime Minister whether his attention has been drawn to the statement of Tchitcherin that Poland is continuing to attack Soviet Russia and that it is supporting Petlura, and that Soviet Russia cannot live at peace with Poland; that the Soviet Government of Smolensk is reported to be enlisting Polish prisoners of war in the Bolshevik forces against their wishes; whether he has information upon these points; and, if not, will he take immediate steps to verify or disprove these statements and any further utterance of a similar nature which may be made from time to time, and to afford the utmost possible publicity to the actual facts?
§ The PRIME MINISTERRecent wireless messages from Moscow have stated that Poland is not observing the frontier line fixed by the Riga Treaty, and is continuing to help Petlura, but the Polish Government has denied these charges. Reports have been received by His Majesty's Government that Polish prisoners of war are being enlisted in the Bolshevik forces at Smolensk. All points in dispute are now being discussed by Polish and Soviet representatives at Riga in connection with the final Peace Treaty, and any inaccurate statements which may be disseminated will no doubt be refuted without the intervention of His Majesty's Government, for which there is no occasion.
§ Viscount CURZONWill His Majesty's Government take steps to be fully informed of the actual facts as to whether Poland is really continuing to attack Soviet Russia, thereby providing for the resumption of hostilities?
§ The PRIME MINISTERWe are doing our best to acquire all necessary information.