HC Deb 16 May 1933 vol 278 cc196-7
45. Mr. COCKS

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether any decision has been reached regarding the next debt payment to the Government of the United States of America?

Mr. CHAMBERLAIN

No statement on this matter can be made at the present time.

Mr. COCKS

Will the Chancellor of the Exchequer take into consideration the fact that a large body of influential opinion in America believes that the situation will be cleared up if we definitely decide not to pay?

Mr. SMITHERS

May I ask whether it is the policy of His Majesty's Government that England should at all costs honour her bond?