§ Mr. MANDERasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what proposals have been brought before the committee set up by the Council of the League of Nations to propose measures rendering the covenant more effective in the organisation of collective security, and to define economic and financial measures applicable in the event of a unilateral repudiation of treaty obligations calculated to endanger peace; who the British representative is; whether the British Government intend themselves to bring forward proposals; and when the next meeting will be held?
§ Sir J. SIMONThe French Government submitted a memorandum to this Committee, which held its first meeting on 24th May and which is still in session. The representative acting for His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom is Mr. R. G. Hawtrey, of the Treasury. The 'Committee yesterday adopted a proposal by the United Kingdom representative that, in order to further the progress of its work, certain legal issues should be submitted to a sub-committee of jurists, and that another sub-committee should be set up to study a number of economic and financial questions with the assistance of the economic, financial and transit sections of the League Secretariat.
§ Mr. MANDERCan the right hon. Gentleman say if the British Government are proposing to put forward any proposals of their own?
§ Sir J. SIMONWe have given a lead by what His Majesty's Government have already suggested. The matter is a very serious one and, of course, has to be examined step by step most carefully.