§ 6. Mr. RHYS DAVIESasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the petition from Ukrainian deputies in the Polish Sejm on the subject of the settlement of Polish colonists in Ukrainian and White Russian districts of Poland has been declared receivable; and whether it has been placed on the agenda of the League of Nations Council?
§ Sir J. SIMONI understand that this petition, which is dated 1st February, 1932, has been accepted by the Secretariat of the League of Nations, who have forwarded it to the Polish Government for their observations. The Secretary-General considered that the petition should be treated as an urgent matter, and he has consequently circulated it to the members of the League Council for their information, without waiting for the reply of the Polish Government.
As the observations of the Polish Government on the petition have not yet been received, it is not known whether they contest the receivability of this 1621 petition, and consequently the President of the Council has not yet been called upon to pronounce on this point.
No decision can be taken on the question whether this petition should be placed on the agenda of the Council until the Polish Government have been given an opportunity to make their observations on the petition.
§ Mr. DAVIESMay we take it for granted that, in view of the very serious situation, the Foreign Office will bring to bear upon the League of Nations all the influence that it can use, in order to bring about a settlement?
§ Sir J. SIMONMy hon. Friend will, I am sure, appreciate that the matter is treated as a matter of urgency by the Secretary-General of the League, and in that view His Majesty's Government concur. Subject to that, the matter must after all be treated as a matter for the agenda of the League Council.