§ Mr. SWANasked the Prime Minister whether the negotiations between the representatives of Danzig and the Polish delegates in connection with Article 104 of the Peace Treaty have broken down because the two parties were unable to agree on the proper interpretation of any Clauses of the Treaty of Versailles; and if any superior authority exists which can give the proper interpretation of the Clauses?
§ The PRIME MINISTERAs regards the first part of the question, it is unfortunately the case that the views held respectively by the Polish Government and the citizens of Danzig concerning the proper interpretation of Articles 100-108 are widely different. Sir Reginald Tower is, however, endeavouring to secure some agreed basis for the conversations now taking place. As regards the second part of the question, the negotiations of the Treaty between Danzig and Poland has, by Article 104 of the Treaty of Versailles, been undertaken by the principal Allied and Associated Powers, who will settle any questions of the correct interpretation of the Treaty.