§ Captain Bullockasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he will include documents relating to the views expressed by the Dominion Governments during the time of the Munich Conferences in the volumes of documents relating to British foreign policy which are being prepared for publication.
§ Mr. George HallThe established principle which has been followed for many years is not to publish the terms of communications which pass between the Governments of the British Commonwealth regarding foreign policy. I see no good ground for departing from the established practice in the particular case which my hon. Friend has in mind.
§ Captain Bullockasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs when the volumes of documents relating to British foreign policy between the years 1919 and 1939 will be published; how many volumes will be published; and what will be the price of each volume.
§ Mr. George HallAs stated by my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary in reply to the hon. Member for Stoke-on-Trent (Mr. Ellis Smith) on 29th March, the volumes will be published in two series. It is hoped that the first volumes covering events in the years 1919 and 1930 may be ready for publication about the end of 1945. The volumes covering subsequent years will probably be published annually. It is not at present possible to estimate the total number of volumes or their price.