§ 8. Mr. RHYS DAVIESasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the memorandum addressed to the Council of the League of Nations by M. Krnyevitch, Deputy in the Yugoslav Parliament, and secretary-general of the Croatian peasants' party, in January, 1935, has received attention; and whether, in view of the provisions of the Treaty of St. Germain, guaranteeing that each of the three constituent populations in the State shall be governed in accordance with the principles of liberty and justice, he will request His Majesty's Minister in Belgrade to furnish him with his comments on the allegations made therein of discriminatory action against the Croat population?
§ The SECRETARY of STATE for FOREIGN AFFAIRS (Sir John Simon)Although I have no reason to doubt that the Secretary-General of the League is dealing with this petition in accordance with the regulations governing procedure for dealing with minorities' petitions, it has not yet reached the stage of being 5 communicated to His Majesty's Government by the League Secretariat. The question has therefore not arisen of asking His Majesty's Minister at Belgrade for a special report on the allegations contained in the petition.