§ 19. Mr. EDWARD WILLIAMS (for Mr. GEORGE HALL)asked the Secretary of State for India whether the future of Burma will be dealt with in the White Paper to be issued before Easter; and whether His Majesty's Government have yet arrived at any decision on the separation or federation question as regards this province?
§ Sir S. HOAREThe decision between separation from India and inclusion in the proposed Indian Federation still rests with the people of Burma, whose representatives in the Legislative Council have as yet given no clear indication of their choice between the two alternatives which alone are open. The White Paper on Indian Reforms will not therefore deal specifically with the ease of Burma.
§ 20. Mr. WILLIAMS (for Mr. HALL)asked the Secretary of State for India whether it is the intention of His Majesty's Government to convene another Burma Round Table Conference for the further consideration of the question of the separation of Burma from India; and, if so, when it is proposed that the Conference shall meet?
§ Sir S. HOARENo, Sir. His Majesty's Government are not of opinion that any useful purpose would be served by a Conference to discuss this question.