asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether any other country besides Great Britain has withdrawn the representative Minister from Athens; and, if so, will he specify the names of these countries?

I am not aware that any but the British Minister has been withdrawn. The Italian Minister is actually attending the Conference at Lausanne, but the Italian Chargé d'Affaires at Athens has been instructed to refrain from all relations with the Greek Government.

Has the hon. Gentleman's attention been called to an allegation in the Press that before the British Minister was withdrawn, and after the arrest of M. Gournaris, a representative of the British Legation demanded from the Greek authorities the return of certain documents, said to be correspondence between M. Gournaris and the British Legation, which had been seized at his house?

A question of that kind should be put on the Notice Paper.

asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, in view of the fact that the British Minister has been withdrawn from Athens, the Government considers it advisable, as a further protest against the action of the Greek Government, to with draw also the British naval and military missions in Athens?

The question of the withdrawal of the British naval mission is still under consideration. There is no British military mission at Athens.

Does the withdrawal of this mission signify a rupture of diplomatic relations, or merely a suspension of diplomatic relations?

As I have already told the House, the question of the withdrawal of the mission has not been decided. It is under consideration.

May we take it that the Consulate Service is still functioning in Greece, and will continue to do so?

As far as I am aware, that is so.

asked the Prime Minister whether the decision to withdraw our Minister from Athens was taken in accordance with the policy of common action with our European Allies; and, if so, whether the French and Italian Ministers have now been withdrawn?

In regard to the first part of the question, I would refer my hon. and gallant Friend to the reply which I gave to a question on this subject on the 30th November. In regard to the second part of the question, I would refer to the reply already given to my hon. and gallant Friend by the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.

Will the right hon. Gentleman consider the reinstatement of our representative in Greece after the General Election there?

This matter will be considered when the time comes.

Is not the withdrawal of our Minister from Athens a vote of censure on the Greek Government?

asked the Prime Minister, whether the instruction to Mr. Lindley to threaten the breaking off of relations with Greece was sent as a result of a Cabinet decision or was part of the normal routine of the Foreign Office; and what were the special reasons which induced such action?

I would refer the hon. and gallant Member to the answer which I gave on 30th November to the hon. Member for Springburn (Mr. Hardie).

But I did not get an answer on that date. The question I put on the Paper is as to whether the instruction sent to Mr. Lindley was the result of a Cabinet decision, or by the Foreign Office without such decision?

The hon. and gallant Gentleman has been long enough a Member of the House to know that the action of the Government is a corporate responsibility. I might say now, that this was before the Cabinet and it was a Cabinet decision. But we cannot always give an answer of that kind at the time.

asked the Prime Minister whether any influence, direct or indirect, has been brought to bear by His Majesty's Government upon the Government, Provisional Government, or Revolutionary Government of Greece to prevent a Republic being set up or to retain the present dynasty upon the throne Of Greece; and what is the attitude of His Majesty's Government towards the question of possible changes in the system of government in Greece?

The answer to the first part of this question is in the negative. As regards the second part, this is hypothetical and I am not in a position to reply to it.

asked the Prime Minister whether any evidence exists in any Government Department, or whether he has knowledge, that any British Minister gave any encouragement to the Greeks to pursue a policy in Asia Minor which led to their defeat and for which Greek Ministers have been shot?

The policy or policies which led to the defeat of the Greek Army are very obscure and controversial, and it is impossible to deal with it by question and answer.

Will the Prime Minister give a definite answer to the definite question—whether any British Minister gave any encouragement to the Greeks to pursue a policy in Asia Minor which led to their defeat and for which Greek Ministers have been shot?

In so far as this is a definite question, I have no knowledge of anything of the kind to which the right hon. Gentleman has referred, except what has appeared in public statements.

Has the right hon. Gentleman made any inquiries in any Government Department?

Surely the right hon. Gentleman does not think that we are going to go back through all the files for some years in order to find out something which is quite indefinite?

Will the right hon. Gentleman ask for papers?

We do not know exactly what papers.

asked the Prime Minister whether the Members of the late Government gave any encouragement in any way to the Greek Government to pursue their policy of aggression before the retreat of the Greek Army; and if he will take action in the matter?

I know nothing beyond what was contained in the public statements which have been made from time to time.

Is the right hon. Gentleman aware that a number of newspapers have recently definitely stated that the late Government backed up the Greeks in their policy?

It is no use referring to possible papers until we know what those papers are.

Is the right hon. Gentleman aware that it has been stated in the Press that a certain packet of papers was asked for by the British representative in Athens, and will he publish those papers?

But did we get them?

Yes, I understand that we did get them.

Has the Prime Minister's attention been drawn to the fact that the Press report that the ex-Prime Minister has stated that Greeks had been sent into Turkey and that the present Prime Minister was one of those equally responsible with the other members of the Cabinet?

This is the first I have heard of it.

asked the Prime Minister whether his attention has been called to the publication of a despatch from M. Venizelos to the Greek Foreign Minister, dated London, 15th June, 1920, in which the former is made to remind the British Prime Minister that the Greek morale was shaken and the Government did not dare to call up the reserve classes, but he thought that when the Greek people knew of the favourable arrangements of the British Premier it would agree to make the necessary military effort; and will he state the nature of the favourable arrangements alluded to in this despatch?

I have been unable to obtain the text of the despatch which M. Venizelos is stated to have sent to his Government on 15th June, 1920, and as we have no knowledge of the despatch I cannot make any statement about it.

Is it not a fact that documents have been published showing that the Greek advance was encouraged by the late British Prime Minister, and is that right hon. Gentleman therefore not responsible?

asked the Minister of Agriculture when it is the intention of the Government to re-introduce the Salmon and Fresh Water Fisheries Bill?

I have been asked to reply. I hope that it will be possible to reintroduce this Bill next Session.