§ 49. Mr. Warbeyasked the Prime Minister what proposals he has placed before the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation regarding political and military changes in that Organisation in the event of the non-ratification of the Paris Agreements, referred to in his letter of 12th January to M. Mendes-France.
§ The Prime MinisterI have not placed any proposals before the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation upon this hypothetical question.
§ Mr. WarbeyDo the threats uttered by the Prime Minister in his extraordinary letter to M. Mendes-France mean that in the event of the non-ratification of the Paris Agreements he would propose denouncing all our Treaties of alliance with France; and is he aware that public opinion in this country would never tolerate a policy of forming a military alliance with Germany and leaving out in the cold our ally across the Channel?
§ The Prime MinisterI do not really think that that is a fair conclusion to draw from anything I have said, nor do I accept the hon. Member as an outstanding judge of the course of public opinion in this country.