PROPAGANDA. (Hansard, 3 November 1930)

§ 19. Sir KINGSLEY WOOD
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he can now state the conclusions of the committee of inquiry set up by him to inquire into hostile propaganda by the Soviet Government?

Mr. A. HENDERSON
I would refer the right hon. Gentleman to the answer given by me to the hon. Member for South Kensington (Sir W. Davison) on the 29th October, to which I have nothing to add.

§ Sir K. WOOD
What does the right hon. Gentleman propose to do now? What steps is he going to take in view of the very grave difficulties which have arisen?

Mr. HENDERSON
I answered that question the other day.

§ Sir K. WOOD
Is the right hon. Gentleman aware that he answered it by saying that he did not know what he was going to do?

Mr. HENDERSON
That is not a correct presentation of what I said.

Commander LOCKER - LAMPSON
Will the right hon. Gentleman repeat what he said so that we may know what he did say?

Mr. HENDERSON
No, the hon. and gallant Member has snore time than I have, and, if he likes, he can read it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.

§ 33. Sir W. DAVISON
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what action is being taken as to the continuance of diplomatic relations with the Russian Soviet Government, having regard to the fact that the Soviet ambassador has now repudiated the interpretation of the pledge with reference to propaganda as covering the Third International, which was made an express condition by the British Parliament in agreeing to the resumption of diplomatic relations with Russia?

Mr. A. HENDERSON
No action of the nature suggested by the hon. Member is contemplated at present.

§ Sir W. DAVISON
Can the right hon. Gentleman say how it is, having regard to the constant interviews he has had with the Soviet Ambassador, that he has taken more than a year to find out that the Soviet Government repudiate responsibility for the acts of the Third International?

Mr. HENDERSON
I cannot admit the statement about constant interviews. I have had one or two interviews, and I gave an answer last week which I think corrected stated the position.

§ Sir W. DAVISON
Will the right hon. Gentleman say on what date he learned first that the Soviet Ambassador and the Soviet Government repudiated responsibility for the Third International?