Commons Questions on Aid to China and Japan London, Feb. 7. Questioned in the House of Commons to-day by Maj.-Gen. Sir Alfred William Knox, Conservative member for the Wycombe division of Bucking: hampshire, on the amount of munitions supplied to China since the beginning of the Far Eastern hostilities, Mr.
Anthony Eden, the Foreign Secretary, replied that he was unable to speak for other Governments. In any case, he said, his information on the subject was incomplete.
United Kingdom munitions exports from June 1, 1937 to January 1, 1938, Mr. Eden stated, totalled in value to £138,000.
Sir' Alfred then asked if it would not be advisable to limit it as much as possible in order not to give offence to Japan.
The Foreign Secretary reminded him of the resolution recently passed by the League of Nations (which encouraged League members i"assist China individually).
"Mr. Albert Alexander, Labour member for the Hillsborough division of Sheffield, asked if it would not be wiser to stop the export of munitions to Japan and increase it to China.
Mr. Eden replied that that was a matter for the Board of Trade to answer. According to his information, he added, munition exports to Japan were very small.—Reuter,
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