§ 16. Captain Pluggeasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, in view of the policy of His Majesty's Government to support national self-determination and of the fact that the strengthening of Austria's independence is of paramount importance to the peace of Europe, he is in a position to state the attitude of His Majesty's Government towards the proposed restoration of the Hapsburg dynasty?
§ Mr. EdenI do not think it would be desirable for His Majesty's Government to state their attitude to this hypothetical contingency in present circumstances.
§ Captain PluggeHave the Austrian Government ever asked the British Foreign Office its attitude on the subject?
§ Mr. Garro JonesIf we have a right of intervention in that country, would it not be well to put forward a British candidate for the Throne?