§ 19. Mr. Rhys Daviesasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he can make any statement on the decisions taken at the League of Nations Council with regard to the position of minorities in Rumania; and, in particular, what action was taken as the result of the petition from the World Jewish Congress?
§ Mr. EdenI would refer the hon. Member to the reply which my Noble Friend gave to a similar question by the right hon. and gallant Gentleman the Member, for Newcastle - under - Lyme (Colonel-Wedgwood) on 7th February. The procedure which I described on what occasion-is being applied to the petition from the World Jewish Congress.
§ 20. Mr. Rhys Daviesasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he can make any statement on the representations made recently by His Majesty's representative at Bucharest to the Rumanian Government with regard to its treatment of its Jewish minority; whether His Majesty's representative has instruct- 1515 tion to observe how the assurances given by the Rumanian Government are carried out; and whether he has presented any further report on the matter?
§ Mr. EdenI have been in communication with His Majesty's Minister at Bucharest on matters relating to minorities in Rumania. The hon. Member is no doubt aware that the Government of which M. Goga was the head has recently resigned. In the circumstances I am unable to make a fuller statement at present.