§ 4. Mr. MOREINGasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he is aware that the China Committee of the League of Nations has recently met in Paris and has appointed a supervising technical officer, who is to proceed forthwith to China; what is the nationality of the person appointed; has the Secretary of State knowledge of any further appointments likely to be made by this committee; and are the proceedings of the committee published in a form available to Members of this House?
§ Mr. EDENYes, Sir. At a meeting in Paris on 18th July of the special committee set up by the Council of the League to examine the action to be taken on a request recently received from the Chinese Government for technical assistance in reconstruction work in China, Dr. Rajchman, Director of the Health Section of the League Secretariat, was appointed, for a period of one year, as technical agent of the League attached to the 2563 Chinese Government. Dr. Rajchman is of Polish nationality. I have no knowledge of any further appointments likely to be made by the committee. As regards the last part of the question, I do not anticipate that the minutes of the committee will be published, as this is not the usual practice in the case of such technical committees.
§ Mr. HANNONIn view of the fact that the setting up of this Committee will involve expense, I would ask whether China has paid its contribution to the League of Nations?