HC Deb 19 July 1934 vol 292 c1272
58. Captain CUNNINGHAM - REID

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether,any note has yet been received from the German Government relative to the Memel statute, and, if so, of what nature; whether he is contemplating a separate reply or a reply jointly with the other signatories to the Memel Convention of 1924; and, in either case, what the tenor of such reply will be?

The LORD PRIVY SEAL (Mr. Eden)

Yes, Sir; my right hon. Friend received a note from the German Ambassador complaining of various alleged breaches of the Statute on the part of the Lithuanian Government, and, in particular, of the recent dismissal from office of Dr. Schreiber, the President of the Memel Directorate. Before its receipt His Majesty's Government, who are following the situation in Memel with close attention, were already in communication with their co-signatories of the Convention on the subject of Memel. My hon. and gallant Friend is doubtless aware that the only locus standi of the German Government in this matter derives from their membership of the Council of the League of Nations, to which body any complaints should properly be addressed.