§ Mr. RENNIE SMITHasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has been invited by the Swiss Government to enter into a general arbitration treaty with Switzerland: and, if so, what answer he has given to the invitation?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINAn unofficial suggestion was received from the Swiss Government in 1924, that His Majesty's Government should conclude a treaty with Switzerland on the lines of the treaty concluded in that year between Italy and Switzerland. His Majesty's G6vernment are not persuaded that it would be advantageous to enter into a treaty of this character.