§ Mr. A. Hendersonasked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs what representations have been received from the New Zealand Government with regard to the policy of the British Government in relation to the recognition of the Italian conquest of Ethiopia; and to what extent 1062W the New Zealand Government will be affected by any such recognition on the part of the British Government?
Lord Stanley:It would not be in accordance with practice to publish the terms of communications which pass between the Governments of the several parts of the British Commonwealth of Nations regarding foreign policy, but I would remind the hon. Member that the attitude of His Majesty's Government in New Zealand towards recognition of the Italian position in Abyssinia was stated publicly by the New Zealand representative at the recent meeting of the Council of the League of Nations. The second part of the question relates to a situation which has not so far arisen, but in general it would, of course, be for the New Zealand Government to determine its policy in a matter of this kind.