§ 10. Mr. RHYS DAVIESasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has any information concerning the recent disturbances against the Hungarian minority in Transylvania when Rumanian student demonstrators set fire to the Hungarian Consulate, hoisted the Rumanian flag on the building, and for two days terrorised the Hungarian population; whether he has any knowledge with regard to a petition on this matter sent to the League of Nations on 8th December, 1932, on behalf of the Hungarian League for the Peaceful Revision of the Treaties; and what action he proposes to take in the matter?
§ Mr. EDENYes, Sir. Full reports have been received from His Majesty's Representative in Rumania concerning the incident at Cluj on the 1st December, to which the hon. Member presumably refers. I am not aware that the population was subjected to terrorisation as is alleged by the hon. Member, nor have I 1053 received any information as to the petition to which he refers. The incident has, however, been the subject of diplomatic representations between Rumania and Hungary. On the evening after the outrage the Rumanian Foreign Minister expressed the regrets of his Government for what had happened, and the incident is now, I understand, considered closed. In the circumstances, therefore, there is no call for any action on the part of His Majesty's Government.
§ Mr. DAVIESDoes the hon. Gentleman suggest that our own Foreign Office should not be aware of a petition received by the League of Nations on the 8th of December?