§ 5. Mr. GODFREY LOCKER-LAMPSONasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will postpone his statement on extra-territoriality in China until the Feetham Report is in the hands of Members of this House?
§ Mr. DALTONMy right hon. Friend's statement will be made when the Foreign Office Vote is put down for discussion 1251 in this House. This is a matter which rests with right hon. Gentlemen opposite rather than with him. Copies of the first volume of Mr. Justice Feetham's report were placed in the Library three weeks ago. My right hon. Friend hopes to receive copies of the second volume, which will likewise be placed in the Library, in the course of the next fortnight. But he cannot, of course, give any definite undertaking to postpone the Debate until after the second volume has been received.
§ Mr. LOCKER-LAMPSONWill the Foreign Secretary defer his final decision about Shanghai until we have had a full opportunity of considering the Feetham report?
§ Mr. DALTONMy right hon. Friend, of course, is very anxious to read the Feetham report, as all serious students of this problem are, but I doubt if I can add anything to the statement that I have already made.