§ 23. Lieut.-Commander KENWORTHYasked the Postmaster-General whether the Government will consider making special arrangements for facilitating long- 503 distance telephoning from the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury to New York and Washington, as was done during the late War for similar purposes to Paris?
§ Mr. ORMSBY-GOREI have received no request for special arrangements, and no necessity has arisen, as the normal facilities are considered adequate.
§ Lieut.-Commander KENWORTHYIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that on one occasion the late Cabinet was held up for two hours waiting for approval from New York relating to loans, and does he not think that better facilities ought to be given—(Interruption.] May I put my question in another way? Is the right hon. Gentleman aware that during the late War we had special facilities for communicating with Paris?