§ Rear-Admiral Sir MURRAY SUETER(by Private Notice) asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air whether his attention has been drawn to reports emanating from Paris that an agreement has now been reached between this country and France for the operation of our Imperial Air Services across French territory; and whether he is yet in a position to make any statement on the subject?
§ The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for AIR (Sir Philip Sassoon)Yes, Sir. 569 I am glad to be able to inform the House that the negotiations with the French Government, though not yet finally complete, have recently made very satisfactory progress and are now at an advanced stage. A formal agreement has not yet been concluded, but a provisional understanding has been arrived at which, subject to the elucidation of certain details, I have every reason to hope will be capable of translation into such an agreement at an early date.