§ Mr. HANNON (by Private Notice)asked the Prime Minister whether his attention has been called to the statement in this morning's Press that His Majesty's Government contemplated handing over to the Soviet Administration in Russia a sum of £10,000,000 now lying in this country to the credit of the former Tsarist Government; and whether, if His Majesty's Government has so decided, the Law Officers of the Crown approve of the legality of the transfer of this amount 2742 of pre-War Russian securities to the Bolshevists; and what guarantees are being given by the Bolshevist delegation in relation to Communist propaganda in British Dominions and Dependencies, following upon the receipt of this considerable sum of money?
§ The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for FOREIGN AFFAIRS (Mr. Ponsonby)I must ask the hon. Member to await the full statement on the proceedings of the Anglo-Soviet Conference, which will be made to-morrow.
§ Mr. HANNONWill that include a statement about this £10,000,000 of pre-War securities belonging to the Tsarist Government in this country, and as to whether or not His Majesty's Government propose to hand it over to the Bolshevists?
§ Mr. PONSONBYIt will be a full statement.