§ 9. Mr. D. GRENFELLasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether arising from the recent conversations abroad of the Lord Privy Seal, he will make a statement on the recent position of the question of disarmament?
§ Sir J. SIMONThe Lord Privy Seal has now returned from his visits to Paris, Rome and Berlin, which were made for the purpose of explaining the point of view of His Majesty's Government in regard to disarmament as set out in their Memorandum of the 29th January, and of learning by direct contact what was the attitude of the three other Governments to the proposals it contains. The results of these visits are of importance, but His Majesty's Government are not yet in full possession of the views of all the Powers concerned and would prefer not to make a Parliamentary statement until the information is complete.
§ Mr. THORNEIs there any truth in the statement which has appeared in the newspapers, that France has said a definite "No" in regard to disarmament?
§ Sir J. SIMONI have not seen the report in that form, but, if the report is in that form, I do not thing that it will be at all correct.