HL Deb 24 June 1867 vol 188 cc353-4
THE EARL OF DENBIGH

said, there had been published in The Standard a despatch from Baron Brunnow to Prince Gortschakoff, dated London, October 17, 1860, in which these words occurred:— Lord John Russell perseveres in giving to the results of the inquiry (the treatment of Christians in the Turkish dominions) a practical and serious application. With this object he has collected in a complete repertory the depositions made by the English agents, whose evidence has been officially required by order of the Government of Her Britannic Majesty. The principal Secretary of State will send to Sir John Crampton two printed copies of this document intended to be submitted to the Imperial Cabinet. He wished to ask, Whether Her Majesty's Government had any knowledge of this document; and, if so, would they publish it, and other papers connected with it, as they had published recent papers of the same nature?

THE EARL OF DERBY

said, he had made inquiry about this matter, but he was not quite sure whether the document referred to was the despatch of Baron Brunnow or that which had been sent by the English Foreign Minister to the English Consul. The first of the documents referred to by the noble Earl was not addressed to Her Majesty's Government, and, therefore Her Majesty's Government had no power to produce it. It had, however, been printed in a foreign journal and copied into the London newspapers.