§ 56. Major Tufton Beamishasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will issue instructions to British military forces in the Far East to give all possible support to the United States of America in their determination to ensure that the future of Formosa is not arbitrarily settled by force.
§ Mr. Ernest DaviesI have nothing to add to the replies which I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Aston (Mr. Wyatt) on 10th July.
§ Major BeamishIs the Under-Secretary aware that that reply caused great consternation in the United States? May I ask whether it is the view of His Majesty's Government that Formosa is, in international law, part of Japanese territory—
§ Mr. WyattOn a point of order. As this Question was answered last Monday, is it in order for it to appear again on the Order Paper today?
§ Mr. SpeakerI have no idea whether it was answered on Monday, but if it had been answered it would still have been on the Order Paper today.
§ Major BeamishAs I was saying, is it the Government's view that Formosa is, in international law, part of Japanese territory, and that its future must, therefore, depend on a peace treaty with Japan?
§ Mr. DaviesThat is a different question from the one on the Order Paper.
§ Mr. Sydney SilvermanIs my hon. Friend aware that, whatever consternation may be caused anywhere else in the 1856 world, it would cause the greatest consternation in this country if His Majesty's Forces were to be used in any other way than in accordance with the resolution of the Security Council of the United Nations?
§ Mr. DaviesThat was the purport of the reply I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Aston last Monday.