§ Commander BELLAIRSasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the batteries demanded from King Constantine's Government on 1st December have yet been handed over to the representatives of the Allies; and, if so, whether they will be put into effective use for the protection of Greek territory?
§ Lord R. CECILThe Allied Governments considered that the unjustifiable attack made by Greek forces upon the Allied detachments landed on 1st December placed the whole question at issue upon an entirely fresh basis, and His 1853W Majesty's Minister at Athens was instructed so to inform the Greek Government and not to accept the surrender of these batteries as reparation for the outrages which had been committed.
§ Commander BELLAIRSasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the reparation for the treacherous massacre of 1st December demanded by the Allies in their Note of 14th December to King Constantine's Government includes compensation for the followers of M. Venizelos who were tortured, robbed, and wrongfully imprisoned; and whether the guarantees for the future demanded in the same Note include guarantees for the safety of M. Venizelos and his supporters and friends?
Mr. BALFOURThe Allied Governments based their ultimatum of 14th December on the primary consideration of the safety of the Armée d'Orient. They are now considering the exact form which should be given to their further demands, which will in any case include a demand for the release of political prisoners and for compensation for those who have unjustly suffered.