§ Lieut.-Colonel POWNALLasked the Prime Minister whether it is the intention of His Majesty's Government to recognise the jurisdiction of the Permanent Court of International Justice under the conditions of Article 36 of the Statute; and whether he is aware that such a course on the part of Great Britain would do much to promote the cause of international peace?
§ The PRIME MINISTERI cannot at present add anything to the replies given to previous questions on the subject, which is one requiring careful consideration and is receiving it.