§ Mr. N. M'LEANasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to what extent the economic blockade is being applied to Russia; and whether, now that it has been partially raised from the Central Powers, the same provisions for feeding the population will be applied to Russia?
Mr. HARMSWORTHResumption of trade with the South Russian Black Sea ports has already been authorised and resumption of trade with Poland, Esthonia, Lithuania and Latvia will be78W authorised at an early date. The feeding of the population of Russia is a matter which is doubtless receiving the attention of the Food Section of the Supreme Economic Council at Paris, who are dealing with all measures of relief. No objection from a blockade point of view would be raised to any operations in that direction which the Supreme Economic Council may deem desirable.