Major-General Sir Alfred Knox: Will my right hon. Friend state whether these delegates will have their safey guaranteed by the British Government?
Major-General Sir Alfred Knox: asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to an article in the "Soviet News" of 25th May, issued by the Russian Embassy, which characterises General Bor, the defender of Warsaw, in most insulting terms; and whether he will protest against the circulation in Britain of attacks of this nature on a representative of another Ally.
Major-General Sir Alfred Knox: Will the right hon. Gentleman do anything to stop attacks of this kind? Does he realise that this article called the heroic General Bar "an agent provocateur" and "a dirty adventurer"? Is it seemly that the Press department of an Embassy in London should publish this sort of thing?
Major-General Sir Alfred Knox: asked the Prime Minister whether he will consider awarding to the volunteers of the Royal Engineers who formed the bomb-disposal sections in 1940–41 a silver rosette to the 1939–45 Star, as these men did valuable work, suffered heavy casualties, and have, so far, had no special recognition.
Major-General Sir Alfred Knox: asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has now received a reply from the Soviet Government regarding the sentence of one year's imprisonment with hard labour imposed upon a Scottish sailor, John Connor, aged 22, for the offence of drunkenness and disorderly conduct; and whether he has yet been able to obtain any reduction of this sentence in view of the fact that this...
Major-General Sir Alfred Knox: asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what progress has been made in the negotiations in Moscow with the object, of forming a new Government of Poland.
Major-General Sir Alfred Knox: asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he can report any progress in the scheme for the repatriation of prisoners of war who have been a long time in captivity.
Major-General Sir Alfred Knox: While recognising the great difficulty in which my right hon. Friend finds himself in this matter, is there any suggestion he can make in order to speed up this matter, in view of the terrible anxiety of relatives at the long period these men have been in captivity?
Major-General Sir Alfred Knox: Could my right hon. Friend say whether there is any organisation in Western Germany, either military or civilian, which has been specifically told off to deal with our escaped prisoners of war?
Major-General Sir Alfred Knox: Would it not be better to have such an organisation?
Major-General Sir Alfred Knox: asked the Postmaster-General whether any decision has yet been reached regarding reduction in the cost of airmail letters to members of the Forces serving abroad.
Major-General Sir Alfred Knox: Does that mean that postage is now 1½d.?
Major-General Sir Alfred Knox: asked the Secretary of State for War which prisoner-of-war camps have been moved by the Germans owing to the Russian advance; and if he can make known the address of the new camps to which British prisoners have been moved.
Major-General Sir Alfred Knox: asked the Secretary of State for War how many British prisoners of war have now been liberated by the Soviet Armies; and how many, names of such men have been communicated to their relatives.
Major-General Sir Alfred Knox: Is there not great delay in passing on the names of prisoners of war to relatives, who are very anxious about them?
Major-General Sir Alfred Knox: Does my right hon. Friend realise that the speech to which he referred has not given satisfaction at all to secondary school teachers?
Major-General Sir Alfred Knox: asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the negotiations in Moscow with the object of forming a new Government of Poland have made any progress.
Major-General Sir Alfred Knox: Has no progress been made so far? Have any members of the Polish Government in London been invited yet to go to Moscow?
Major-General Sir Alfred Knox: asked the Secretary of State for War what percentage of the total number, respectively, of German and of Italian prisoners of war in Britain are usefully employed.
Major-General Sir Alfred Knox: In view of the great shortage of man-power in this country would it not be possible to employ more Germans?