§ 15. Commander BELLAIRSasked the First Lord of the Admiralty if the Board of Admiralty have represented to the Defence Committee and the Cabinet the increased risks to commerce through the Root Resolutions of the Washington Treaty being non-operative through the failure of the French Parliament to ratify them?
§ The FIRST LORD of the ADMIRALTY (Mr. Bridgeman)The reply is in the negative. As my hon. and gallant Friend was informed on the 5th August last, the Root Resolutions, being conditional on ratification by all the signatories, have never become operative.
§ Commander BELLAIRSCould the Admiralty stir up the Foreign Office to make representations to the French Government?
§ Mr. BRIDGEMANQuite obviously that is one of the subjects which could be discussed in any Disarmament Conference.