48. Lieut-ColonelSir J. NORTON-GRIFFITHS asked the Prime Minister whether he can give the House any information as to the agenda of the forthcoming Imperial Conference?
§ The PRIME MINISTERIt is proposed that, as in 1921, the opening meeting of the Imperial Conference should include statements as to the general position on the main issues of Imperial policy, and that these preliminary statements should 1706 be followed first by a review of foreign affairs since the Conference of 1921, and consideration of present problems and future policy; secondly, by discussions on naval, military and air defence, including a review of the naval situation resulting from the Washington Conference, and arrangements for future co-operation in all branches of defence.
At some stage of the proceedings, attention will be devoted to questions of principle referred to the Imperial Conference from the Imperial Economic Conference, including Imperial air and wireless communications, and probably certain economic questions of special importance.
Australia has also suggested for discussion the question of marriages with foreigners and certain other questions connected with nationality and naturalisation.