HC Deb 30 November 1936 vol 318 c855W
Mr. WHITE

asked the Under-Secretary of State for India what progress has been made in the negotiations for the accession of the Indian princes to the federal Constitution?

Mr. BUTLER

I would refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to my hon. and gallant Friend the Member for Wycombe (Sir A. Knox) on 23rd November. Preliminary discussions are in progress, but the stage of negotiations for accession to Federation has not yet been reached.