§ 15. Captain Viscount CURZONasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether His Majesty's Government propose to recognise the Government of Mexico?
§ 16. Mr. LORIMERasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he will take immediate steps to give full recognition to the Mexican Government?
§ 22. Sir BERKELEY SHEFFIELDasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether His Majesty's Ministers propose to recognise the present. Mexican Government; and whether his attention has been drawn to the bitter complaints of the British Colony that it has been so long withheld?
§ 23. Mr. GRAHAM WHITEasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether any other countries besides Great Britain continue to refuse recognition to the Government of General Obregon in 1285 Mexico; and whether any special grounds exist which prevent Great Britain from recognising that Government immediately?
§ The PRIME MINISTER (Mr. J. Ramsay MacDonald)The recognition of Mexico raises complicated issues which cannot very well be dealt with by means of question and answer. His Majesty's Government has had the matter before it and will lose no time in coming to a decision one way or the other.
§ Viscount CURZONIs the position in Mexico more complicated than in the case of the Soviet Republic of Russia?
§ The PRIME MINISTERVery much more.
§ Mr. A. M. SAMUELWould it not be advantageous to civilisation if the right hon. Gentleman were to ask the United States Government to take over Mexico? [HON. MEMBERS: Oh!]