HC Deb 10 March 1937 vol 321 cc1129-30
6. Mr. A. Jenkins

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs the number of Danzig citizens now imprisoned without trial; and what steps are being taken by the League Committee to restore to the people of Danzig their constitutional rights?

Mr. Eden

As regards the first part of the question, I have no information on which an accurate estimate could be based. With regard to the second part, I would refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the hon. Member for Wolverhampton, East (Mr. Mander) on 24th February, to which I have nothing to add.

Mr. Jenkins

Is it not a fact that Danzig citizens are rapidly losing the whole of their constitutional rights by the steps that are now being taken; and, as the right hon. Gentleman is the rapporteur of the League Committee, ought he not to be in a position to supply the House with fuller information than has been supplied in his previous answers?

Mr. Eden

If the hon. Member will look at the answer to which I have referred, he will see what the position actually is.

Mr. A. Henderson

Would it be possible for the Minister to ask the new High Commissioner to report on the allegation that during the past few weeks more than 200 minority politicians have been arrested by the Nazi authorities in Danzig?

Mr. Eden

I think the hon. Gentleman will find that that, too, is covered by the answer to which I have referred. The new High Commissioner has only just arrived.