§ Captain BULLOCKasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs which of the 60 nations taking part in the Disarmament Conference have been represented by Cabinet Ministers, Ministers, or Ambassadors at the discussions at Geneva during the present month?
§ Sir J. SIMONIt is not possible, on the materials available, to provide a complete analysis in answer to this question. In the informal conversations which took place at Geneva over the week-end of 19th November, His Majesty's Government and the French Government were represented by Cabinet Ministers, and the Italian and United States Governments by diplomatic repre- 523W sentatives. Dr. Benes, the Foreign Minister of Czechoslovakia, was also present. Generally speaking, the official meetings of the Bureau and of the various committees are attended by those members of the several delegations who are accustomed to act as their countries' representatives on the various bodies, and in most cases these would have been Cabinet Ministers.