HC Deb 21 June 1948 vol 452 cc941-2
34. Mr. Wyatt

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will give an assurance that the terms of the proposed bi-lateral pact between Britain and the U.S.A., in connection with Marshall Aid will be debated in this House before the pact is finally concluded.

Mr. McNeil

I would refer my hon. Friend to the answer given by my right hon. Friend on 16th June to the hon. Member for Bexley (Mr. Bramall).

Mr. Wyatt

Could my right hon. Friend say whether the statement made by his right hon. Friend means that this Debate will take place when the terms of the pact can still be varied or at a time when they can no longer be varied?

Mr. McNeil

I should hesitate to add to my right hon. Friend's reply, but I should not have thought there was any ambiguity in its meaning.