§ Mr. MOREINGasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, having regard to the fact that Italy and Soviet Russia have already appointed ambassadors to China and that the Japanese Government are about to do likewise, His Majesty's Government will reconsider the decision not to raise the British Legation to the status of an Embassy?
§ Sir J. SIMONI wish to thank my hon. Friend for having postponed this question from last Wednesday. As the House will now be aware, the status of His Majesty's Legation in China is to be raised to that of an Embassy, and I welcome this opportunity of saying that 3 this decision is a demonstration of the good will of His Majesty's Government toward the Chinese Government and people, and marks His Majesty's Government's appreciation of the importance of the mutual interests of the two countries.