4. Mr. V. Adamsasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, to ensure the peace of Europe, he will state that any infringement of the territorial integrity and existing political independence of the state of Czechoslovakia will be treated as an unfriendly act by His Majesty's Government?
§ Mr. EdenI would refer my hon. Friend to the replies given to similar questions by him regarding Czechoslovakia on 27th May and 15th July last, of which I am sending him copies and to which I have nothing at pesent to add.
Mr. AdamsIs my right hon. Friend aware that that is some time ago, and that since that date our strength has considerably increased; and would an affirmative answer to my question in any way constitute an extension of our obligations under the Covenant?
§ Captain RamsayWill my right hon. Friend remind all our bellicose pacifists that the League of Nations is not a war machine?
§ Mr. EdenI prefer, I think, on the whole, my definition to that of my hon. Friend, and the answer that was given some months ago still stands.