§ 35. Mr. Austinasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will cause to be published as a White Paper, details of treaties calling for the supply of arms and equipment to Arab States; and whether he is satisfied that some of the arms in question are not being made available to Arabs both in Palestine and outside for use in resisting the United Nations decision in regard to that country.
Mr. McNeilThe Treaty with Iraq will be found in Command Paper No. 3797 of 1930. The Treaty with Egypt is in Command Paper No. 5360 of 1937, and that with Transjordan in Command Paper No. 6916 of 1946. I have no evidence to suggest that arms supplied to Middle East Governments by virtue of these Treaties to maintain their own defence forces, are being made available for warfare in Palestine.