§ 25. Sir N. GRATTAN-DOYLEasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs how many distinct republican Governments there are in the Union of Socialist Soviet Republics; by which of these general permission to enter Russia may be given; and to what extent the right is exercised by each of them to grant or withhold facilities for foreign nationals to enter their territory?
Mr. A. HENDERSONThere are seven allied republics within the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. General permission to enter the territory of the Union is granted exclusively by the diplomatic and consular representatives of the Union in foreign countries. As regards the last part of the question, I have no information beyond that given in my reply of 9th February to the hon. Member for South Kensington (Sir W. Davison).