§ 15. Mr. PONSONBYasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he can yet inform this House of the attitude he has been instructed to adopt at the forthcoming meeting of the Council of the League of Nations on, the subject of a further increase of the permanent membership of the Council beyond the admission of Germany?
§ Sir A. CHAMBERLAINHis Majesty's Government have not as yet decided their course of action.
§ Mr. PONSONBYIs it not the fact that the extraordinary Session of the Council of the League of Nations was called to deal exclusively with the question of the admission of Germany?
§ Sir A. CHAMBERLAINNo, Sir; that is not the fact.