HC Deb 25 February 1932 vol 262 c671
Major ELLIOT

I beg to move, in page 18, line 24, after the word "Kingdom," to insert the words "(including all parts of India)."

Mr. ATTLEE

What does this Amendment mean? Why is this phrase "all parts of India" put in?

Mr. C. WILLIAMS

Is this a provision which, under the circumstances, say, of the separation of India and Burma, would enable Burma to be included?

Major ELLIOT

No. It is merely to make quite sure of the position of the Native States in India. There was a certain amount of dubiety as to the exact legal position of the Native States. It would not refer to the separation of India and Burma, for then Burma would take its place as another territory, but the position of the Native States within India seemed to give rise to some slight dubiety, and on that account this Amendment is moved.

Amendment agreed to.