§ MR. KEARLEY (Devonport)To ask the Secretary of State for India whether the project of granting an international decoration to the troops of the various nations who took part in the operations in China is still under consideration, and when a decision is likely to be arrived at.
(Answered by Secretary Lord George Hamilton.) His Majesty's Government had at one time under their consideration, in consultation with other Powers, the question of bestowing an international medal upon those who took part in the defence of the Legations at Pekin. This medal was not in any way to take the place of such medals or decorations as each State might think well to confer upon its own nationals. In consequence, however, of an absence of unanimity among the Powers concerned, it was finally decided to abandon the proposal.