HC Deb 15 March 1937 vol 321 cc1609-10
4. Mr. Day

asked the Under-Secretary of State for India particulars of the treaties entered into between His Majesty's Government and the Arab States of Koweit, Bahrein, Quator, and the Trucial coast of the Persian Gulf; and to what extent His Majesty's Government have agreed to supply armed forces to protect these territories?

Mr. Butler

Particulars of the treaties in question are contained in Volume XI of Aitchison's Collection of Treaties, a copy of which is in the Library of the House. As regards the second part of the hon. Member's question, the extent to which His Majesty's Government would employ armed forces to fulfil their obligations in respect of the protection of these States would of course depend upon the nature and extent of the aggression.

Mr. Day

Can the hon. Member say whether these States have undertaken to supply any armed forces to the British Empire?

Mr. Butler

That raises another question.