§ 1. Mr. DAYasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether any representations have been made to the British Government by any of the signatories to the Nine Power Treaty relating to China, to the effect that the same has been violated; and, if so, will he give particulars?
§ The SECRETARY of STATE for FOREIGN AFFAIRS (Mr. Eden)The bearing of the Nine Power Treaty, as well as of the Covenant of the League and the Pact of Paris of 1928, on Sino-Japanese relations was the subject of discussion between the signatories generally during the course of the Sino-Japanese dispute regarding Manchuria between September, 1931, and February, 1933. Apart from this I am not aware of any specific representations to His Majesty's Government of the kind mentioned in the hon. Member's question by any of the signatory Powers.
§ Mr. DAYHas any action been taken following the discussions to which the right hon. Gentleman has referred?
§ Mr. EDENThere have not been any representations of the kind mentioned by the hon. Member and so there cannot have been any action on them.
§ Mr. EDENI am afraid I should weary the House if I were to give an account of the Manchurian dispute.