asked the First Lord of the Admiralty if his attention has been called to the arrival of the Italian. warships "Panther," "Lion," and "Tiger," at Leningrad, and the banquets, concerts, and other festivities given in their honour by the population; if he is aware that these Italian warships are a modern type; and whether he will consider the advisability of sending representative British warships to show the flag in Russian waters at an early date?