§ 3. Mr. Thorneasked the Prime Minister whether the states of Bolivia and Paraguay are members of the League of Nations; whether he can give any information in connection with the dispute between the two states; whether this dispute has been reported to the League; and whether any efforts have been made to settle it?
§ Mr. ButlerIn reply to the first part of the question, Bolivia is a member of the League of Nations. Paraguay gave notice of her intention to withdraw from the League on 24th February, 1935, and confirmed this intention on 19th February, 1937. In reply to the second part, a peace treaty was on 21st July initialled ad referendum to their respective Governments by the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Bolivia and Paraguay. Among its other provisions the treaty includes a non-aggression pact which is to be signed "under the auspices and moral guarantee" of the mediatory nations. The reply to the third and fourth parts of the question is in the affirmative.
§ Mr. ThorneWould it not be a good thing if other nations would settle their differences in the same way as these two nations?
§ Mr. ButlerCertainly, Sir.