§ 46. Major ATTLEEasked the Prime Minister whether the French Government were approached before the papers relating to the Conferences at London and Paris on inter-Allied debts and reparations (Cmd. 1812) were published; and whether, in giving their consent to the publication, they insisted upon any modifications or deletions in the papers before their publication?
§ Mr. McNEILLThe answer to the first part of the question is in the affirmative. In regard to the second part of the question, the notes on the speeches of the French delegates were revised before publication by the French Government, as were those of the Belgian and Italian delegates by their respective Governments. Such modifications as were made were purely verbal and in the interests of accuracy.
Lieut.-Colonel A. MURRAYWill the Parliamentary Secretary say whether the notes and conversations appear in the published papers?
§ Mr. McNEILLI cannot answer that question without notice.