§ 5. Mr. MARDY JONESasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he is aware of the fact that the Nationalist Government of China is appointed by the central executive committee of the Kuomintang party and that the Kuomintang party consists of associations of intellectuals, of manual workers, and of peasants; and whether he will call for detailed Reports from His Majesty's consular officers in Nationalist China regarding the working of this new system of government?
Mr. LOCKER-LAMPSONThere is at the moment no Nationalist Government for the whole of China. So far as the Southern Government is concerned the position is, I believe, substantially as described in the first part of the question, though membership of the party is not, so far as I am aware, confined to the classes mentioned by the lion. Member. Reports are already being received from time to time from His Majesty's consular officers residing in territory administered by the Southern Government, and therefore I do not think it necessary to call for special information.
§ Mr. JONESMay I ask whether any of these reports will be laid on the Table of the House in the course of the next few days?
§ Sir FRANK MEYERWill the Under-Secretary tell us what is "an association of intellectuals"?