§ 8. Mr. A. WILLIAMSasked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether Hadji Adil Bey, formerly President of the Turkish Chamber, has been appointed Governor of Cilicia; whether he is a young Turkish leader, belonging to the ultra-Chauvinist group of the Committee of Union and Progress, and one of the persons implicated in the great massacres during the War; whether his name headed one of the lists of War criminals presented to the Peace Congress in Paris in 1919; and whether, in view of the terms under which Cilicia was handed over to the French, he will inquire into the matter?
Mr. HARMSWORTHIn regard to the first part of the question I have no information. The answer to the second part of the question is in the affirmative. Hadji Adil's name appeared in one of the lists in question, and his arrest was demanded and obtained from the Turkish Government shortly after the Armistice. The answer to the fourth part of the question is in the negative.
§ Mr. A. WILLIAMSWill the hon. Gentleman make inquiries whether this man has been appointed Governor of Cilicia in view of the promise we made to these people when we brought them back to that country and handed them over to the French?
§ Mr. T. P. O'CONNORIs it not well known to the whole world that several of the worst of these wholesale assassins who were detained for a long time by us have been appointed to high civil and military commands by the Angora Government?
Mr. HARMSWORTHThere have been statements to that effect. As regards the supplementary question of my hon. Friend, I will see if inquiry can be made, but it is very difficult to make inquiries.