§ 45. Lieut. - Commander FLETCHERasked the Prime Minister whether the meeting of the three Locarno Powers in London is solely to prepare for a later meeting of all five Locarno Powers; whether the object of such a later meeting will be to discuss a treaty to replace the Locarno protocols and whether Germany will be invited to such a meeting on a basis of absolute equality, with the German peace plan as the basis of the discussion and with no reservations calculated or likely to cause her non-acceptance of the invitation?
§ The PRIME MINISTERI would refer the hon. and gallant Member to the communiqué which was issued at the conclusion of the Three-Power Meeting on 23rd July.
§ Lieut.-Commander FLETCHERCan the right hon. Gentleman say whether we are prepared to remove the guarantees of mutual assistance in the Mediterranean in view of Italy finding them an objection to accepting an invitation?
§ The PRIME MINISTERThat is a separate question. Perhaps the hon. and gallant Member will put it on the Order Paper.