Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at on 27 March 1935.
Sir Geoffrey Mander
, Wolverhampton East
asked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs whether any communication has been received from the Union of South Africa, or whether it is proposed that any consultation shall take place with reference to possible Italian penetration of Abyssinia?
Secretary of State was originally the title given to the two officials who conducted the Royal Correspondence under Elizabeth I. Now it is the title held by some of the more important Government Ministers, for example the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
