HC Deb 12 July 1933 vol 280 cc1065-6
Mr. MANDER

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether any action has been taken by the Council of the League of Nations to ask its states members to place themselves in the same position to impose an embargo on the export of arms as the British Government occupies; and what the present position in the principal countries is in this respect?

Mr. EDEN

No such action has been taken, but the members of the Council were invited, as already indicated in the reply given to my hon. Friend on the 26th April last, with reference to a specific case, to take action which would imply the possession by the governments of powers similar to those possessed by His Majesty's Government.

Mr. MANDER

Does the hon. Gentleman know whether such action has been taken or not, and, if it has not been taken, will he raise the matter again at some council meeting?

Mr. EDEN

A number of countries have taken action, including, I think, Italy.