§ 52. Mr. RUPERT GWYNNEasked the Prime Minister the names of the Soviet Delegation now sitting at the Foreign Office; and whether any undertaking has been obtained from them to abstain from propaganda of a political nature whilst in this country?
§ The PRIME MINISTERI will circulate a list of the names of the Soviet Delegation in the OFFICIAL REPORT. As regards propaganda, no specific undertaking has been asked for, but the delegation must be held bound by the previous undertakings of the Soviet Government.
§ Mr. GWYNNEIs the Prime Minister aware that a violent speech was made at the Communist Conference at Manchester on 18th May by someone stating he was a delegate from the Communist International; and is not that body practically identical with the Soviet Government?
§ The PRIME MINISTERNo, I have not seen that; perhaps, if the hon. Gentleman is really accurate in his statement, he will send it to me.
§ Sir WILLIAM JOYNSON-HICKSIs the right hon. Gentleman satisfied that there is no propaganda going on on the part of any member of the delegation?
§ The PRIME MINISTERIf there is, we have no information on the subject.
§ Following is the list of the members of the Soviet Delegation
Christian Rakovski, | Chairman. |
Maxim Litvinov, | Member. |
Mikhail Tomski | Member. |
Aron Sheinman | Member. |
Eugene Preobrazhenski | Member. |
Ivan Radchenko | Member. |
Ivan Zhitkov | Member. |
Ivan Kutuzov | Member. |
Nicholas Shvernik | Member. |
Ingamadjam Khidyraliev | Member. |
Boris Stemoniakov | Member. |
Jacob Yanson | Secretary-General. |
§ Experts.
- Nicholas Liubimov.
- Alexandre Dolgov.
- George Lashkevich.
- Vladimir Osetrov.
- Eugene Berens.
- Philip Rabinovich.