§ 23. Captain PETER MACDONALDasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has received any reply to his communication to the Soviet Government and the Chinese Government respecting the application of the Pact of Paris to conditions in Manchuria; and, if so, whether he will state the nature of the answers?
Mr. A. HENDERSONIn reply to a question in practically identical terms by the hon. and gallant Member on the 9th of December last, I gave the text of the reply of the Chinese Government, and a summary of the reply of the Soviet Government to the communication referred to. Since then the position in Manchuria has changed for the better, and no further military operations have taken place.