5. Mr. BECKETTasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has received any communication from M. Rakovsky and M. Litvinoff, through His Majesty's Ambassador in Berlin, stating that the Soviet Government is anxious to enter into friendly relations with Great Britain; and, if so, what reply he has made?
§ Sir A. CHAMBERLAINNo such communication has been received.
Mr. BECKETTIf any communication of this nature was made to His Majesty's Ambassador in Berlin, would not the right hon. Gentleman have information of it?
§ Sir A. CHAMBERLAINI think if any communication had been made I should have received information.
§ Mr. TAYLORWould the right hon. Gentleman be prepared to give sympathetic and careful consideration to any 1186 new suggestion which embodied the recognition of pre-War debts and not War debts, if such a proposal were made?
§ Mr. SPEAKERThat is a hypothetical question.