§ Mr. THORNEasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has any information in regard to non-aggression pacts made between the Union of Socialist Soviet Republics and Poland, Finland, Latvia and Estonia; whether a similar agreement has been made with France; and what action Japan has taken in the matter?
§ Sir J. SIMONPacts of friendship and non-aggression between the Union of Socialist Soviet Republics and Poland, Finland, Latvia and Estonia were signed and ratified in the course of last year. A similar agreement between the Union of Socialist Soviet Republics and France was signed last November but has not yet been ratified. It appears from public statements made on behalf of the Soviet and Japanese Governments that a pact between the Union of Socialist Soviet Republics and Japan has recently been under discussion, but that the Japanese Government feel unable to conclude such an agreement in present circumstances.