§ Mr. PERKINSasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, under the Declaration of London, a fortified place includes a port protected only by a harbour boom; whether the fortifications existing on either side of the Solent channels render the ports of Southampton and Lymington fortified places; and whether the naval powder magazine at Marchwood, on Southampton Water, renders Southampton a base of supply?
The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for FOREIGN AFFAIRS (Mr. McKinnon Wood)In the opinion of His Majesty's Government these questions must be answered in the negative.
§ Mr. LEEWill His Majesty's Government do their best to Bee that the view expressed is accepted by the foreign Powers who are signatories to the Treaty?