§ 48. Lieut.-Commander KENWORTHYasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, for the information of Parliament, he is now prepared to elaborate his statement in paragraph 10 of his Note to the United States of America Government of 19th May last, in which he declared that there are certain regions of the world which constitute a special and vital interest for our peace and safety, by stating which areas of the world, outside the British Empire, he had in mind?
Mr. LOCKER-LAMPSONI would refer the hon. and gallant Member to the reply returned to the hon. Member for Shoreditch (Mr. Thurtle) on the 23rd of May, when my right hon. Friend stated that it would be undesirable to add to the general statement of the position of His Majesty's Government contained in his Note of the 19th of May. I am not in a position to make any further statement at present.
§ Lieut.-Commander KENWORTHYIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that I asked whether this information could not be given in the interests of the British public and of this House? Is it not undesirable to have these indeterminate areas, of which nobody knows the extent, in a document of this sort?