§ Mr. WHITEasked 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. BUTLERI 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.