8. Sir WILLIAM LANE MITCHELLasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if any British national whose personal belongings were commandeered in 1394 1917 has received any compensation of any kind from the Russian Government; and if any commercial firms have received any compensation for confiscated property?
§ Mr. A. M. SAMUEL (Secretary, Overseas Trade Department)I have been asked to reply. I understand that new concessions have been granted to several British companies which formerly held properties in Russia, but I am not aware how far a settlement of the claims of the firms in question may or may not be included in the new contracts. Apart from such cases, I am not aware that any British subjects or companies have received compensation for commandeered or confiscated property.