§ Mr. H. G. WILLIAMSasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has any statement to make in respect of the revision of the Tangier convention?
§ Sir S. HOAREThe period for giving notice of revision of the Tangier Statute expired on 14th November. No contracting party has given notice of revision, and the Statute will therefore be renewed automatically for a further period of 12 years from 14th May, 1936. Inquiries undertaken by His Majesty's Government earlier in the year had shown that there was no unanimity among the interested Powers regarding revision, and in view of the existing international situation it was clear that a conference to revise the Statute could not usefully be summoned. This will not prevent His Majesty's Government from pursuing the question of certain desirable reforms which it may be possible to introduce without undertaking the revision of the Statute.