§ 4. Commander BELLAIRSasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has any information as to the prospects of ratification by the French Government of the Root resolutions, providing for the safety of the passengers and crews of merchant vessels against air, surface, or submarine operations, which was agreed to by M. Briand's delegation at Washington?
§ Mr. McNEILLNothing further has been done in the matter since my reply to the hon. and gallant Member of the 9th June.
§ Commander BELLAIRSDoes the failure of France to ratify absolve the other Powers from the consequences of their ratification? Do they all have to ratify?
§ Mr. McNEILLI think they all have to ratify together.
§ Commander BELLAIRSThe right hon. Gentleman said the Powers would have to convene a conference to make any remonstrance to France. Has he had any official communication of any remonstrance being addressed to France because of the four years' delay?
§ Mr. McNEILLSo far as I recollect, there has been no such remonstrance.
§ Mr. KIRKWOODCan we not have a war with France and have done with in?
§ 12. Commander BELLAIRSasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the obligations undertaken by the Powers that have ratified the Root Resolutions, agreed to at Washington, are conditional upon their ratification by 1334 all the signatories; and if he has received any official notification of any representations made by the Government of the United States of America to France with regard to the delay in ratifying the Root Resolutions as signed by all the Powers at the Washington Conference?
§ Mr. McNEILLThe answer to the first part of the question is in the affirmative and to the second part in the negative.