§ Mr. C BUXTONasked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, in view of the resignation of Dr. Hector, the so-called representative of the Saar population on the Governing Commission, and of the protests of the population against his appointment, the, British representative on the Council of, the League of Nations will be instructed, to urge that an opportunity shall now be 2114W given to that population to elect its own representative, either by a direct vote or through the Landesrat?
§ Mr. McNEILL:The appointment of a German representative rests with the Council of the League of Nations, whose responsibility cannot under the Treaty of Versailles be delegated to any other body. There is no need to give special instructions to the British representative on the Council.