§ Mr. LUNNasked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs how many of the neutral nations invited to join the League of Nations have accepted the invitation; whether any have declined; when were the invitations transmitted to the Governments of the invited nations; and what reasons can be given for the delays in accepting?
Mr. HARMSWORTHThe invitation to the thirteen neutral nations named in the annexe to the Covenant of the League of Nations begins to run from the date of the coming into force of the Treaty, so that 85W the last two parts of the question do not arise. None of the nations in question have declined to join the League.