§ 45. Lieut.-Commander Fletcherasked the Prime Minister whether, as British policy remains based upon the Covenant of the League of Nations, he will initiate proposals for strengthening the economic 23 machinery of the League so that any economic sanctions which may become necessary under Article 16 may have been planned in advance?
§ The Prime Minister (Mr. Chamberlain)As the hon. and gallant Member will be aware, the question of the application of the principles of the Covenant has been entrusted by the League Assembly to a special Committee. The application of Article 16 is among the questions which will in due course come before that Committee, and His Majesty's Government cannot anticipate its discussions.
§ Lieut.-Commander FletcherMay I ask, altogether apart from the questions of sanctions, whether it is not desirable to strengthen the League economic machinery as a means of promoting world economic co-operation upon which world peace must increasingly depend?
§ The Prime MinisterPerhaps the hon. and gallant Member will put that question down.