§ 8. Sir Ronald Rossasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will make it a condition precedent to the sale or loan of any British warship to a foreign Power that that foreign Power should not be in illegal occupation of British territory.
§ Mr. MayhewNo, Sir. It would serve no useful purpose for my right hon. Friend to enter into a general undertaking of this nature. Each case should be judged on its merits, as it arises.
§ Sir R. RossWould not such an act on our part be a condonation of the illegal act of that Power?
§ Mr. MayhewNo, Sir. The appropriate way of dealing with a dispute is by the normal, peaceful, legal method.