The Archive · 1939

Spanish Integrity

London, Jan. 27.

When the House, of Commons assembles on Tuesday, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, the Prime Minister, is first expected to make a statement of his recent visit to Rome.

'A debate on foreign affairs will follow in which Mr. C. R. Attlee, leader of the Labour Opposition, will be the first speaker. Mr. Chamberlain will speak next.

It is understood that the discussion will be confined to Spain. Mr. Anthony Eden, former Foreign Secretary, is expected to speak.

This afternoon the Prime Minister presided at the Cabinet sub-Committee dealing with foreign affairs end defence matters, which was attended by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir John Simon; me Foreign Secretary, Lord Halifax; the First Lord of the Admiralty, Lord Stanhope; the Secretary for War, Mr. Leslie Here-Belisha; the Secretary for Air, Sir Kingsley Wood; the Minis ter for the Ca-Ordination of Defence. Sir Thomas Inskip and the President of the Board of Trade, Mr.

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