§ 15. Lieut.-Commander Fletcherasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if any recent conversations have taken place with Portugal concerning the Defence relations of this country and Portugal?
§ Viscount CranborneConsultations have been, and still are, in progress between my right hon. Friend and the Portuguese Ambassador in London regarding the best means by which a closer contact can be established between the Defence Services of the two countries.
§ Lieut.-Commander FletcherWhat is the object of effecting this closer contact between these two Defence Services?
§ Viscount CranborneI think that the House as a whole would be very glad to have closer contact with this nation.