§ 13. Mr. Arthur Hendersonasked the Prime Minister whether he can make any statement on the progress of the Anglo-Polish negotiations for a financial and political agreement?
§ The Prime Minister (Mr. Chamberlain)I am not at present able to add to the information about the financial negotiations given by my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in reply to a question by the hon. Member for Bishop Auckland (Mr. Dalton) on 25th July last. The negotiations concerning the permanent agreement with Poland, referred to in the communiqué issued at the conclusion of Colonel Beck's visit to London, are in progress.
§ Mr. HendersonAre not the difficulties which are holding up this agreement purely of a technical nature, and does the Prime Minister not think that the advantages of securing the agreement would considerably outweigh the disadvantages?
§ The Prime MinisterThey are of a technical nature. We hope that they will be overcome, but it was not possible to overcome them in time for legislation now.