§ 6. Sir HARRY BRITTAINasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has received any official information as to present conditions on the Bessarabian border; and whether he is able to give the House any particulars in connection therewith?
§ Mr. PONSONBYI regret that I am unable to give the House any information on this subject.
§ Sir H. BRITTAINIn view of the insistent rumours on this point, would the hon. Gentleman make inquiries from the nearest. British official source?
§ Mr. PONSONBYYes, I will do that.
§ 12. Sir H. BRITTAINasked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, in view of the fact that, with the exception of the period of the Russian occupation, Bessarabia has been for centuries Rumanian territory, that the majority of the population is of Rumanian stock speaking the Rumanian tongue, and seeing that any suggestion of a plébiscite at this date would be both useless and dangerous, he will urge that no step in this direction will be taken without the approval of the League of Nations?
§ Mr. PONSONBYNo, Sir. His Majesty's Government are not directly concerned in this question, and could not properly take the action suggested by the hon. Member.
§ Sir H. BRITTAINWill they agree not to remain supine if the question develops, because it will have a most serious effect on the whole of the Balkans?