§ 15. Mr. COCKSasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, in view of the failure of the League to prevent Italian aggression in Abyssinia, His Majesty's Government will approach the Governments of Turkey, Jugoslavia, Soviet Russia, Rumania, Greece and Bulgaria with a view to concerted action 17 and mutual collaboration for the preservation of peace and order in the Eastern Mediterranean?
§ The PRIME MINISTERHis Majesty's Government are always ready to consult, when necessary, with the other members of the League with a view to the preservation of peace.
§ Mr. COCKSIn view of the statement by Signor Mussolini that he has now founded an eastern Roman Empire, is it not necessary to provide some counterpoise and counterweight such as I have suggested in my question for the Eastern Mediterranean?
§ The PRIME MINISTERI would not myself be in a hurry to take literally every statement made in a moment of enthusiasm.