§ Mr. Rileyasked the Secretary of State for India whether, in view of the rejection by the leading parties in India of His Majesty's Government's proposals, the Government is prepared to consider a modification of those proposals with a view of furthering a possible settlement of the Indian problem.
§ Mr. AmeryHis Majesty's Government remain most anxious to further a settlement of the Indian problem. In the absence, however, of a sufficient common measure of agreement among Indians themselves, which is the real obstacle to a settlement, they do not consider that any modification of their proposals would contribute to the desired result.