§ 5. Mr. Arthur Hendersonasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether His Majesty's Government will invite the League of Nations to be represented officially at His Majesty's Coronation?
§ Mr. EdenNo, Sir. The Secretary-General will, however, receive an invitation to attend in his personal capacity.
§ Mr. HendersonWould it not be possible to establish a precedent by inviting the President of the Council to represent the League of Nations officially?
§ Mr. EdenAll Members, I think, are being asked individually; I do not think there is any need for any collective action.
§ 66. Mr. Palingasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he has received representations from the provincial councils of the Gold Coast on the desirability of inviting a representative chief from the Gold Coast to the Coronation?
§ The Secretary of State for the Colonies (Mr. Ormsby-Gore)Yes, Sir. In view of the difficulty of discriminating between the numerous Chiefs in the Gold Coast I decided to accept the advice of the Governor that the territory should be represented by two private individuals. Both of these gentlemen are Africans, (1) Dr. Nanka-Bruce, 0.B.E., former Member of the Legislative Council, and (2) Mr. Asafu-Adjaye of Ashanti.
§ Mr. PalingIs the right hon. Gentleman satisfied that these two people are representative?
§ Mr. Ormsby-GoreI think they are very representative leading Africans.