§ Dr. SALTERasked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has taken note of the declaration made by the Prime Minister of France that the United Kingdom and Italy would participate in a scheme for the economic restoration of the Danubian countries; and whether His Majesty's Government have any statement to make on this matter?
§ Mr. EDENSome weeks ago His Majesty's Government initiated a preliminary exchange of views between the Great Powers on the subject of the economic restoration of the Danubian countries. Owing to the material difficulty of arranging simultaneous meetings at Geneva between the representatives of these Powers, it has been impossible as yet to carry discussions to a point where any announcement can be made by His Majesty's Government in regard to any plan of action, but it is the intention of my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary to pursue the matter in collaboration with the other Governments concerned.