§ 78. Colonel WEDGWOODasked the Prime Minister whether he is aware that the American official version of the original Armistice, Clause 19, differs from the version in the official Parliamentary Report of 11th November, and that the American text shuts out all claims for indemnities apart from reparation; and whether he will say which version is correct?
§ Mr. BONAR LAWI would remind the hon. and gallant Member that the Armistice was signed in French, which alone remains the official text, the English and German versions being only translations. The English version, given to the House by the Prime Minister on 11th November last, is a full translation of the French text.
§ Mr. BILLINGWill the right hon. Gentleman see that British interests are not lost by translation.
§ Mr. BONAR LAWWe shall try to.