§ Mr. SHERWELLI beg to ask the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether any steps have been taken to circulate abroad copies of the recent White Paper, "Correspondence respecting the European Crisis" (Miscellaneous, No. 6, 1934), and Sir Edward Goschen's dispatch of 8th August (Miscellaneous, No. 8, 1914); and whether it is proposed to translate these Papers into any foreign languages, and, if so, which?
§ The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for FOREIGN AFFAIRS (Mr. Acland)Copies of White Paper, Miscellaneous, Numbers 6 and 8 (1914), were at once, upon publication, sent to all of His Majesty's Diplomatic representatives abroad. Copies have also been sent to all of His Majesty's salaried Consular officers throughout the world. Instructions have been issued to His Majesty's representatives in France, Spain, Denmark, Italy, Norway, Sweden, and the Netherlands to prepare translations of the correspondence, and to distribute copies gratuitously in the countries in which they are resident. The numbers authorised for distribution in each case are very considerable. A translation into Portuguese is being prepared in this country. The Dutch translation has already been published and widely circulated in Holland; and it is understood that the Swedish and Danish translations have also appeared. Arrangements are being made to send copies of the Spanish translation to the Spanish-speaking States in Central and South America as soon as it is ready, and copies of the Portuguese translation will similarly be sent to Brazil.