§ 63. Mr. MANDERasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs the names of the members of the Slavery Advisory Committee recently appointed by the Council of the League of Nations; and when the committee is to commence work?
§ The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for FOREIGN AFFAIRS (Mr. Eden)With the hon. Member's permission I will circulate the list of names in the OFFICIAL REPORT. As regards the second part of the question, the Advisory Committee will meet on the 8th January next in accordance with the Assembly Resolution of the 11th October, 1933, in order to draw up its Rules of Procedure, which will then be submited to the Council of the League of Nations for approval at its January session.
§ Following is the list referred to:
- M. Albrecht Gohr, Honorary Secretary-General of the Belgian Ministry for the Colonies.
- Sir George Maxwell, K.B.E., C.M.G., late Chief Secretary to the Government, Federated Malay States.
- Mme. Isabel Oyarzabal de Palencia, Spanish Delegate to the International Labour Conference and to the Assembly of the League of Nations.
- M. Th. Mardhand, Governor of Colonies; Ex-Commissioner of the French Republic in the Caineroons.
- Commendatore Tullio Zedda, former Secretary-General of the Government of Eritrea; ex-Member of the Committee of Experts on Slavery (1932).
- M. Neytzell de Wilde, Head of the Department for Juridical Questions and for League of Nations Affairs at the Netherland Ministry for the Colonies.
- M. Jos´ d'Almada, Colonial Adviser to the Portuguese Ministry for Foreign Affairs.