HC Deb 25 July 1938 vol 338 c2691
19. Mr. A. Henderson

asked the Prime Minister whether he can make a statement on the recent conversations between the Foreign Secretary and the French Prime Minister and Foreign Minister?

36. Mr. R. Acland

asked the Prime Minister whether, in the course of last week's conversations between the Foreign Secretary and French Ministers in Paris, any views were exchanged in relation to the policy of maintaining control over the Franco-Spanish frontier?

The Prime Minister

The official communique issued at the end of these talks concluded by saying: The Ministers, marking once more their common determination to pursue their action of appeasement and conciliation, found that the complete harmony of views established during the visit of the French Ministers on 28th and 29th April has been entirely maintained. I am circulating the communique in full in the OFFICIAL REPORT, and have nothing to add to this statement.

Mr. Acland

Did not the French representatives express any regret that the policy pressed upon them by the Note which, with respect to the hon. Lady the Member for the English Universities (Miss Rathbone) was sent on 5th June, produced such meagre results on the behaviour of the Italians?

The Prime Minister

I was not present at the conversations myself, and I would not like to answer that question.

Mr. Acland

The right hon. Gentleman must be aware of the conversations, and if I cannot raise this matter to-morrow, I shall raise it on the Adjournment.

Following is the communique: The visit of Their Majesties the King and Queen of England to Paris has given Lord Halifax, M. Daladier and M. Georges Bonnet an opportunity to examine the international situation as a whole, as well as questions especially interesting to the two countries. In the course of these conversations, which took place in the spirit of mutual confidence that animates Franco-British relations, the Ministers, marking once more their common determination to pursue their action of appeasement and conciliation, found that the complete harmony of views established during the visit of the French Ministers on 28th and 29th April has been entirely maintained.