54. Lieut.-Colonel Sir F. HALLasked the Lord Privy Seal whether the attention of the Government has been called to the terms of the note addressed by M T[...]hitcherin, on behalf of the Soviet authorities, to the Angora Government with respect to its participation in the 758 London Conference; if, in this note, it was stated that, as regards anti-British activity, it was arranged tht this should only be prohibited in essentilly British territory; if this was the basis of the negotiations with M. Krassin; and whether, under this arrangement, the Moscow Government would be free to carry on its propaganda work in Anatolia, Caucasia, Persia, Afghanistan, and any other country of which Great Britain is not in actual possession?
§ Mr. BONAR LAWHis Majesty's Government have no knowledge of the note in question beyond the information concerning it printed in the public Press.
Sir F. HALLMay we assume that there is no truth in the statement referred to in the last part of this question?
§ Mr. BONAR LAWI really cannot give any answer as to the views of the Soviet Government, but there is no truth in the suggestion that they represent our views.