§ Mr. LYONasked the Secretary of State for War if his attention has been called to the statement that the Air Ministry had been obliged to abandon a proposed flight from London to Madrid on account of the perturbed state of Spain; has any communication from His Majesty's Ambassador at Madrid been received on the subject, or was there any communication with the Spanish Government or with the representative of that Government of the Court of St. James?
§ Major-General SEELYThe statement was to the effect not that the proposed flight had been abandoned, but that it had been postponed. This decision was not come to as the result of any diplomatic representations, but it was considered that postponement was advisable in view of possible transport difficulties in connection with the extensive preparation required for an initial flight of this kind. The reports as to disturbances have been greatly exaggerated.