§ 25. Mr. McKayasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he is aware that the secretary of the Polish Peasant Party in Cracow, Stansislaw Mierzwa, and three members of the party's provincial council were arrested last month; and if he has called for a report on these arrests as being contrary to the agreement for free elections.
§ Mr. MayhewYes, Sir. My right hon. Friend is aware of these and other arrests of officials and members of the Polish Peasant Party, which clearly must tend to hamper that party's electoral activities. In the case of Mr. Mierzwa I am informed that he is charged with having connections with illegal underground organisations.