§ 8. Mr. HALL-CAINEasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he will state how many nations will be invited to the Lausanne Conference on Reparations; and whether the United States will be asked to send a delegate?
§ Sir J. SIMONThe question of invitations to attend the Lausanne Conference in June is one for joint consideration by the six inviting Powers responsible for the communiqué published in the Press on Saturday last, to which I referred in my answer to the question put by my hon. and gallant Friend, the Member for the Isle of Wight (Captain P. Macdonald) on the 15th of February. It would therefore be premature for me in the meanwhile to attempt any statement on this subject.
§ Mr. SMITHERSMay I ask the right hon. Gentleman if the Conference is in a position to deal with Reparations and Debts?
§ Sir J. SIMONMy hon. Friend will have observed that the agreed communiqué of the six Governments made a statement as to the scope of the Conference. I realise that the language is not precise and explicit in every detail, but I do not think I can go beyond the terms of the communiqué at present.