§ 46. Commander SOUTHBYasked the Prime Minister if he will make a statement regarding the attitude of the representative of His Majesty s Government at the Preparatory Commission on Disarmament at Geneva in so far as it concerns the naval policy of the British Empire?
§ The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for FOREIGN AFFAIRS (Mr. Dalton)I have been asked to reply. I would refer the hon. and gallant Member to Command Paper 3757, which was recently laid on the Table of this House, and contains the full report of the Preparatory Commission, together with the 1624 text of the Draft Disarmament Convention and a covering despatch from Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, who was the representative of His Majesty's Government.
Vice-Admiral TAYLORWill the hon. Gentleman impress upon the representative of His Majesty's Government at Geneva the fact that, since the signing of the London Treaty, His Majesty's Navy has now been placed on a peace footing?