HC Deb 24 February 1930 vol 235 cc1851-2
33. Mr. THURTLE

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been called to the fact that 500 orthodox Russian churches in Poland were forcibly confiscated in 1929 and converted to Roman Catholic uses; and if he is proposing to ask the British representative in Poland to inquire into this religious persecution?

Mr. A. HENDERSON

I have no information to this effect.

Mr. THURTLE

Would my right hon. Friend be good enough to ask the British representative in Poland to make inquiries into this matter?

Mr. HANNON

Before the right hon. Gentleman replies, may I ask him whether the Polish Government, under the new Constitution which has been adopted, has not been one of the most tolerant Governments in Europe?

Mr. THURTLE

May I have a reply to my supplementary question?

Mr. HENDERSON

I have read the reply. If any useful information can be secured, I shall have no hesitation in asking the Ambassador to give me a report.