§ 44. Mr. Manderasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the position with regard to the submission of the Government's proposals for the future of Palestine to the Mandates Commission of the League of Nations; whether it will be necessary for a special meeting of the Council to be called as a prior step; and whether the report of the Royal Commission and British Government's policy have been officially submitted to the United States Government?
§ Mr. Ormsby-GoreI should prefer not to deal with these points by question and answer. I understand that there will shortly be an opportunity of debating the affairs of Palestine, when I shall be able to go more fully into the various questions of procedure than is possible in a reply to an oral question.
§ Mr. ManderCan the right hon. Member say whether the policy and the report have been submitted to the United States Government? That is in the latter part of the question. [HON. MEMBERS: "Why should they be?"] Because of the fact that the United States Government is a party to the mandate.
§ Mr. Ormsby-GoreUnder the Convention of December, 1924, we are bound to send all documents connected with Palestine to the United States Government, and that was done.