§ 78. Sir G. Foxasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs who were the official representatives at the signing of the Anglo-French Treaty at Dunkirk; and how many other persons were present at the public expense.
Mr. McNeilThe British signatories to the Treaty of Dunkirk were my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and His Majesty's Ambassador at Paris. My right hon. Friend the Minister of Defence also attended the ceremony. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State, who was on his way to Moscow, was accompanied by his personal staff and by the officials of the Foreign Office directly concerned with the negotiation of the Treaty and with the arrangements for its signature. My right hon. Friend the Minister of Defence was accompanied by his Parliamentary Private Secretary. The only other British subjects to go to the ceremony from this country, apart from journalists, were the wives of the two Cabinet Ministers I have mentioned, but their inclusion in the party involved no additional public expense. His Majesty's Ambassador was accompanied by his wife and several members of his staff, who travelled, along with the French delegation, in a special train provided by the French Government.