HC Deb 25 October 1939 vol 352 c1373
12. Mr. Arthur Henderson

asked the Prime Minister whether, in view of the repeated official German allegations that gas was supplied to the Polish Government by His Majesty's Government in breach of the Anti-gas Geneva Convention of 1925, he will make a statement on the matter?

The Prime Minister (Mr. Chamberlain)

My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for War has already caused the most explicit denial to be made of this impudent and transparent falsehood. I am nevertheless grateful for this opportunity of stating categorically once more that poison gas has never been supplied by this country to Poland in any form.

Mr. Henderson

Is it the view of the Government that these allegations constitute propaganda to justify the possible use of gas by the Germans themselves?

The Prime Minister

We have known similar instances in the past.