§ Lieut.-Commander FLETCHERasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether any communication has been received from the Governments of 1855W Austria, Bulgaria, and Hungary as a result of the recommendation made to those countries by the Powers represented at Stresa to the effect that they should examine the question of a revision of the armaments clauses of the treaties by which they are bound with a view to its settlement by mutual agreement in connection with general and regional guarantees of security?
§ Viscount CRANBORNEItem 6 in the Joint Resolution, to which I gather the hon. and gallant Member is referring, contains no mention of a recommendation by the Powers represented at Stresa to the Governments of Austria, Bulgaria and Hungary. The recommendation to examine revision of the armanent clauses of the treaties of St. Germain, Neuilly and Trianon was to be addressed not to those Governments but to the other Governments concerned.
§ Mr. COCKSasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (1) whether, in view of the lapse of time since it was announced that every effort was being made to determine the cause of the leakage which resulted in a copy of the Maffey Report getting into Italian hands, he can now say what progress has been made in the inquiry into this matter; and whether the source of the leakage has been ascertained;
(2) whether all the copies of the Maffey Report, which were officially circulated, have been accounted for?
§ Lieut.-Commander FLETCHERasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he is aware that no information has been given to the House as to the result of any inquiry which the Government may have set on foot with a view to establishing responsibility for the leakage of a copy of the Maffey Report into Italian hands; if any inquiry has in fact been held; if all the circulated and numbered copies of the report have been accounted for; if any responsibility has been established; if any individual has been held to blame; and, if so, what disciplinary action has been taken?
§ Viscount CRANBORNEI would refer to the reply which my right hon. Friend gave to the hon. Member for Bishop Auckland (Mr. Dalton) on 24th February, to which I have nothing to add.