§ 70. Mr. MANDERasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to state the present position of the negotiations with regard to the claim of the Finnish Government against the British Government concerning Finnish vessels used by the latter during the War?
§ Mr. EDENYes, Sir. In accordance with the recommendations of the Council of the League of Nations in January last, His Majesty's Government agreed with the Finnish Government in May to arbitrate the preliminary question whether the Finnish shipowners did or did not exhaust the means of recourse placed at their disposal by British law. Discussions are now proceeding regarding the choice of a suitable arbitrator.