HL Deb 23 February 1943 vol 126 cc219-20
LORD BEAVERBROOK

My Lords, I beg to ask the question standing in my name.

[The question was as follows:

To ask His Majesty's Government, whether they can give an account of the telegrams sent and received by them, in correspondence with the French Government, in the years 1938 and 1939.]

LORD SNELL

My Lords, in reply to a question in another place on February 10 last, my right honourable friend, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, said that the question of the publication of a White Paper giving the main outlines of British foreign policy and of diplomatic reports between 1929 and 1942 was being considered, but that no statement could yet be made. Until a decision has been taken on this wider question, I am not in a position to give any undertaking regarding the particular exchanges referred to by the noble Lord.

LORD BEAVERBROOK

My Lords, since the Government have been considering the question, may I ask whether we may expect to get some statement shortly of the position?

LORD SNELL

I am afraid I cannot extend what I have said. I understand that the Government are considering the matter.