§ 1. Mr. WIGNALLasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether any I proposals have been made with regard to the future settlement of Africa which would entail interference with the independence or territorial integrity of Abyssinia;and whether the Government will support the policy of placing the independence and territorial integrity of this State under the guarantee of the League of Nations?
§ The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for FOREIGN AFFAIRS (Mr. Cecil Harmsworth)As questions concerning Abyssinia may, in connection with other African problems, occupy the attention of the Peace Conference, I regret that I am unable to make any statement on the subject.
§ Lieutenant-Colonel W. GUINNESSIs there any evidence that the independent State of Abyssinia desire the interference of the League of Nations?