§ 7. Commander Locker-Lampsonasked the Prime Minister whether, in view of the entangling secret treaties which prevented a fairer understanding after the last war, he will make no agreements in secret now with Allied Powers or others which may hamper a free and just settlement after the present struggle?
§ Mr. ButlerIt is not the intention of His Majesty's Government to take any step which, in their opinion, would prevent the attainment of a satisfactory settlement at the conclusion of hostilities.