§ 46. Captain W. BENNasked the Prime Minister whether he will publish to the House the terms of the mandates for Mesopotamia and Palestine; and whether these mandates permit us to bring these territories within the scheme of Imperial preference?
§ Mr. SHORTTThe actual terms of the mandates for Syria, Mesopotamia and Palestine will be decided by the principal Allied Powers and laid before the League of Nations for approval. Until this has been done, I am unable to make any statement on the point raised in the latter half of the question.
§ Captain BENNWill the right hon. Gentleman give an assurance that the British Government will indicate their desire that no such Imperial Preference shall be applicable to the mandatory? [HON MEMBERS: "No, no!"]
§ Mr. SHORTTBoth.