§ 43. Commander BELLAIRSasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has any further information to communicate to the House since the issue of the White Paper on Russia concerning forced labour in that country?
§ Mr. GILLETT (Secretary, Overseas Trade Department)The answer is in the negative.
§ Commander BELLAIRS(by Private Notice) asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether his attention has been drawn to the deportation of thousands of Ingrians to forced labour during Easter in the district of Leningrad, in breach of the 1920 Treaty of Dorpat; and whether he is aware that these deportations are still going on, and what action he proposes to take in view of the fact that the Treaty of Dorpat has been deposited with the League of Nations?
§ The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for FOREIGN AFFAIRS (Mr. Dalton)My right hon. Friend has seen the statements in the Press to which the hon. and gallant Member alludes, but he has no official confirmation of their accuracy. Whether any action can properly be taken by the League of Nations is a question for decision if and when application is made to the League by one of the signatories of the Treaty of Dorpat.