§ 44. Mr. Emrys Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what reply he intends to make to the request of the Government of the United States of America for additional British expenditure beyond the limit of £759 million of the 1949 Defence Estimates, to qualify for the receipt of equipment under the Mutual Aid Bill.
§ Mr. MayhewNo such request has been received.
§ Mr. HughesAre we to assume that absolutely no intimation has been made to His Majesty's Government from the U.S.A. that we may have to increase our armaments expenditure as the result of the Atlantic Pact?
§ Mr. MayhewWe have received no request. I think that my hon. Friend is thoroughly misinformed on this subject.