– in the House of Commons at on 9 April 1941.
Sir Geoffrey Mander
, Wolverhampton East
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether consultations took place with the Allied Governments in connection with the recent declaration made by His Majesty's Ambassador in New York, on British war and peace aims?
Mr R.A. Butler
, Saffron Walden
No, Sir.
Sir Geoffrey Mander
, Wolverhampton East
May I ask whether the statement of war and peace aims made by Lord Halifax represented the views of the Allied Governments as well as of the British Government? Surely that is desirable.
Mr R.A. Butler
, Saffron Walden
It may be desirable to have a community of views, which I think exists between His Majesty's Government and the Allied Governments, but we very often speak for ourselves in these cases, and on this occasion Lord Halifax was speaking as our Ambassador at Washington.
Sir Geoffrey Mander
, Wolverhampton East
As consultations did not take place, will my right hon. Friend be good enough to consider entering into conversations with the Allied Governments with a view to making a statement generally?
Mr R.A. Butler
, Saffron Walden
I have no doubt that if the Allied Governments have any observations to make, they will send them to us.
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.
