13. Mr. PONSONBYasked whether His Majesty's Government have any official knowledge of a statement made on the German Chancellor's authority to the effect that Germany wishes no increase of territory nor any political or economical increase of power, that it merely wants to defend its own national territory against foreign plans of conquest, and also wants guarantees necessary for future defence and self-protection?
§ Lord R. CECILThe answer is in the negative.