26. Major-General Sir ROBERT HUTCHISONasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, in view of the 1412 fact that the Council of the League of Nations, at a meeting held on 6th June, when the subject of the discovery of machine-gun parts at a Hungarian frontier station was discussed, unanimously passed a resolution urging the speedy ratification by all states of the convention on the traffic in arms, whether he can say if His Majesty's Government has decided to ratify the convention; and, if not, will he explain why?
§ The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for FOREIGN AFFAIRS (Mr. Godfrey Locker-Lampson)I have nothing to add to the reply which I gave to the hon. and gallant Member for Central Hull (Lieut.-Commander Kenworthy) on the same subject on the 13th instant.
§ Sir R. HUTCHISONWill not the Government do something to facilitate the stoppage of the traffic in arms which is undoubtedly going on on the borders of that part of Europe?
§ Mr. LOCKER-LAMPSONWe have been doing our best to secure simultaneous ratification by all the chief Powers, and I hope that it will not be long before we are successful.