§ 109. Mr. Reevesasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will propose to all Governments concerned the conclusion of a convention defining the maximum area outside territorial waters which can be notified in peace-time for gunnery and bombing practice as dangerous to shipping and the length of time for which such notification may have validity without infringing the principle of the freedom of the seas.
§ Mr. Ian HarveyNo. Her Majesty's Government do not consider that a Convention as suggested is necessary in order to safeguard shipping from gunnery and bombing practice in peace time. So far as I am aware the precautions normally taken are sufficient.