§ 44. Sir H. NIELDasked the Prime Minister whether in view of the repeated evidences of the German Government's desire to evade their Treaty obligations, the most recent instance of which has been the exculpation of certain alleged war criminals, he will consider the desirability of revising the Treaty concerning the adjustments of debts due to our late enemies so as to cancel the obligation on English traders to pay interest on the sums duo from them to Germans.
§ The PRIME MINISTERThe Government are not prepared to adopt my hon. Friend's view as to the general attitude of the German Government towards the Treaty.