§ 4. Mr. PETHICK-LAWRENCEasked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether Mr. Subhas Bose has yet given his reply to the offer by the Government of Bengal of his conditional release?
§ Earl WINTERTONNo, Sir.
§ Mr. PETHICK-LAWRENCEWill the Government of India consider the possi- 1661 bility of making some proposal that does not involve the indefinite banishment of Mr. Bose at the pleasure of the Government of India?
§ Earl W1NTERTONNo, Sir. The position is that an offer was made and it is for Mr. Bose either to accept or reject it. My Noble Friend has asked the Government of India to telegraph if and when Mr. Bose accepts or rejects the offer. There the matter stands.