§ 69. Captain WATERHOUSEasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if any proposals for the removal of His Majesty's Forces from the neighbourhood of Cairo are under consideration?
§ Sir A. CHAMBERLAINI must ask my hon. and gallant Friend to wait until I can lay papers on the subject of my conversations with the Egyptian Prime Minister. I will lay them at the earliest possible moment.
§ Captain WATERHOUSEMeanwhile, will the right hon. Gentleman give an assurance that no other action will be taken without consulting this House?
§ Sir A. CHAMBERLAINIf there be any treaty proposed between the Egyptian Government and His Majesty's Government it will not be ratified until the approval of Parliament has been obtained.
§ Captain WATERHOUSECannot the right hon. Gentleman give some further assurance that the House will be consulted before such a definite and rather revolutionary line of policy is adopted?
§ Sir A. CHAMBERLAINIf I say that no agreement will be ratified without the approval of the House—well, I have already given the undertaking for which my hon. and gallant Friend asks.