§ Mr. DIXEY(by Private Notice) asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether his attention has been called to the grave position between Poland and Lithuania, and whether he can make a statement on the matter?
§ The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for FOREIGN AFFAIRS (Mr. G. Locker-Lampson)His Majesty's Government have watched with grave anxiety the growing tension between Poland and Lithuania. They are, however, relieved by the fact that the Council of the League of Nations is about to examine this question at Geneva, and they trust that a settlement may result which will restore friendly relations between the two States. They have no confirmation of the alarmist rumours which have appeared in the Press, and they are confident that neither Poland nor Lithuania will be so unwise as to take any rash action while the deliberations of the League are pending. The Polish Government have indeed just assured the Powers represented on the Council of the League that they have no designs against Lithuania's political independence and territorial integrity, and that they desire the restoration of normal relations and the termination by Lithuania of the "state of war" which she maintains against Poland.