HC Deb 14 June 1921 vol 143 c239
95. Mr. MILLS

asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he is now in a position to refute the statements made regarding a Sinn Fein Embassy at Moscow; and can he state the whereabouts of Mr. Connolly, who, it was alleged, is acting as consul?

Mr. HARMSWORTH

It is understood that there are at present in Moscow certain persons, of whom Mr. Connolly is one, who claim to represent Sinn Fein.

Mr. MILLS

Would the hon. Gentleman be surprised to know that I have received a letter from—[HON. MEMBERS: "Order, order!"] Is the hon. Gentleman aware that the facts are as stated to him personally, and that I have had a letter from Mr. Connolly, whom I had not known before, written from an address in Ireland, and repudiating this statement as one of many errors printed in the "Morning Post"?

Mr. HARMSWORTH

I have had some conversation with the hon. Gentleman, but I do not understand him to challenge the answer I have just given.

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