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S E C R E T .
COPY NO.
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Meeting of
Street,
I N E T
56 ( 3 5 ) .
63
t h e C a b i n e t t o be h e l d a t No. 1 0 , Downing
S . W . I . , on WEDNESDAY, 10th JULY, 1935,
a t 1 1 . 0 a.m.
A G E N D A .
1*
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
2.
THE GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE
(Reference
3.
(if
required).
C a b i n e t 35 ( 3 5 )
THE MEAT NEGOTIATIONS
(Reference
4.
-
-
(if
-
(if
required).
Conclusion 4 ) .
required).
C a b i n e t 35 ( 3 5 ) C o n c l u s i o n
5).
ISLE OF MAN CUSTOMS BILL.
(Reference
C a b i n e t 26 ( 3 4 )
Conclusion
10).
Memorandum by the C h a n c e l l o r o f t h e E x c h e q u e r ,
covering draft B i l l .
C P . 136 ( 3 5 )
t o be c i r c u l a t e d .
5.
CONCLUSIONS OF HOME AFFAIRS COMMITTEE.
9th C o n c l u s i o n s ( 3 5 ) o f Home A f f a i r s
Already circulated.
1. Money Payments
(Reference
Committee.
(Justices Procedure)
C a b i n e t 26 ( 3 5 )
Bill.
Conclusion
5).
Memorandum by the Home S e c r e t a r y , c o v e r i n g
draft B i l l .
H.A. 20 ( 3 5 )
already circulated.
2
*
Hours o f Employment
(Reference
(Conventions)
C a b i n e t 26 ( 3 5 )
Bill.
Conclusion
8).
Memorandum by the Home S e c r e t a r y , c o v e r i n g
draft B i l l .
H.A. 23 ( 3 5 )
already circulated.
(Signed)
2, W h i t e h a l l Gardens,
5th J u l y ,
1935.
S.W.I.,
M.P.A.
Secretary
HANKEY,
to t h e
Cabinet.
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CONCLUSIONS o f a M e e t i n g of t h e C a b i n e t h e l d a t
1 0 , Downing S t r e e t , S . W . I . , on " W E D N E S D A Y ,
10th
JULY,
1935,
at
11.0
a.m.
PRESENT:
The R i g h t Hon. S t a n l e y B a l d w i n , M . P . ,
Prime M i n i s t e r .
( I n the C h a i r ) .
The R i g h t Hon.
N e v i l l e Chamberlain, M . P . ,
Chancellor of the Exchequer.
The R i g h t Hon.
J . Ramsay MacDonald, M . P . ,
L o r d P r e s i d e n t o f the C o u n c i l .
The R i g h t Hon.
S i r John Simon, G . C . S . I . , K . C . V . O . ,
O.B.E. , K . C , M . P . , S e c r e t a r y o f
S t a t e f o r Home A f f a i r s .
;The R i g h t Hon.
The V i s c o u n t H a i l s h a m ,
Lord C h a n c e l l o r .
The R i g h t Hon.
S i r Samuel H o a r e , Bt,, , G . C S . I . *
G . B . E . , C.M.G. , M . P . , S e c r e t a r y
of S t a t e f o r F o r e i g n A f f a i r s .
The Most Hon.
The Marquess o f L o n d o n d e r r y .
K.G. , M.V. 0. , L o r d P r i v y
Seal.
The R i g h t Hon.
The V i s c o u n t H a l i f a x , K.G. ,
G . C . S . I . , G.C.I.E., Secretary
o f S t a t e f o r War.
The R i g h t Hon.
J*H, Thomas, M . P . ,
Secretary of State f o r
Affairs.
The R i g h t Hon.
Sir P h i l i p Cunliffe-Lister,
G.B.E., M.C. M.P., Secretary
State for A i r .
The Most Hon.
The Marquess o f Z e t l a n d , G . C . S . I . ,
G . C . I . E . , Secretary of S t a t e
for India.
s
of
The R i g h t Hon.
S i r Godfrey C o l l i n s , K . B . E . ,
C.M.G., M.P. , S e c r e t a r y o f
State f o r Scotland.
I The R i g h t Hon.
W a l t e r Runciman, M . P . ,
P r e s i d e n t o f t h e Board of
Trade.
;The R i g h t Hon.
Anthony Eden, M . C . , M.P. ,
M i n i s t e r f o r League o f N a t i o n s
Affairs.
The R i g h t Hon.
Malcolm MacDonald,
Secretary of State
Colonies.
Dominion
M.P.,
f o r the
The R i g h t Hon.
S i r Bolton Eyres M o n s e l l , G.B.E.,
M.P., F i r s t Lord of the A d m i r a l t y .
The R i g h t Hon.
Lord Eustace P e r c y ,
Minister without P o r t f o l i o .
The R i g h t Hon.
Walter E l l i o t , M.C., M.P.,
M i n i s t e r cf A g r i c u l t u r e and
Fisheries.
The R i g h t Hon.
O l i v e r S t a n l e y , M . C . , M.P. ,
P r e s i d e n t o f t h e Board o f
Education.
The R i g h t Hon.
^ S i r K i n g s l e y Wood, M . P . ,
Minister of Health.
The R i g h t Hon.
E r n e s t Brown, M . C ,
M i n i s t e r o f Labour.
E.P.
The R i g h t Hon.
W. Ormsby-Gore, M . P . ,
F i r s t Commissioner o f Works.
polonei S i r M.P.A.
Hankey, G . C . B . ,
G.CM.G. , G.C.V.O.
Secretary.
THE GENERAL
PURPOSES
0 OV**"T" F*- .
!rrl
1.
h e had r e c e i v e d
that,
(Pr evious
P e f e r (5310 6 :
C a b i n e t 35
( 3 5 ) , Oon­
elus i o n 4 . )
The Prime M i n i s t e r
i n view
a letter
informed
from Mr L l o y d G e o r g e
o f t h e Prime M i n i s t e r ' s
House o f Commons on t h e p r e v i o u s
that
t h e Government d i d not
proposals
the Cabinet
that
stating
speech i n the
day, he presumed
intend, t o adopt
his
and t h a t h e wished, t o b e a u t h o r i s e d t o make
public his
own p r o p o s a l s
instantly.
He h i m s e l f
t o l d Mr L l o y d G e o r g e t h a t h e wished t o c o n s u l t
had
the
C a b i n e t and would l e t him h a v e an answer t h e same
afteraoon.
The C a b i n e t w e r e g i v e n t o u n d e r s t a n d t h a t
the
p u b l i c a t i o n o f Mr L l o y d G e o r g e ' s Memorandum would
probably
t a k e p l a c e on Saturday n e x t , July
13th.
After
some d i s c u s s i o n t h e C a b i n e t a g r e e d
(a)
That t h e P r i m e M i n i s t e r should be
a u t h o r i s e d t o i n f o r m Mr L l o y d G e o r g e
t h a t - t h e r e was no o b j e c t i o n t o t h e
p u b l i c a t i o n o f h i s Memorandum;
(b)
That, with a view to publication of
the Government's r e p l y v e r y s h o r t l y
a f t e r t h a t o f Mr L l o y d G e o r g e * s
Memorandum, t h e f o l l o w i n g p r o c e d u r e
should b e c a r r i e d o u t : ­
(i)
(ii.)
The C h a n c e l l o r o f t h e Exchequer
should a r r a n g e f o r t h e c i r c u l a ­
t i o n of t h e d r a f t r e p l y t o the
C ab i n et as s o on as pos s l b 1 e :
A Special Meeting of the
C a b i n e t s h o u l d be h e l d on
Monday n e x t , J u l y 1 5 t h . a t
5.30 p.m.
(o)
That t h e Government *s r e p l y
b e p u b l i s h e d not as a W h i t e
t o P a r l i a m e n t , but d i r e c t t o
P r e s s , a f t e r w h i c h i t would
p u b l i s h e d t h r o u g h t h e usi.-al
i n pamphlet f o r m :
should
Paper
the
be
channels
(d)
- h a t t h e C h a n c e l l o r o f t h e Exchequer
should take a p p r o p r i a t e a c t i o n w i t h
regard t o the P r e s s .
—
3 . The M i n i s t e r
SPECIAL AREAS.
Reports of
Commissioners.
that
the Report
(Previous
Reference:
C a b i n e t 47
( 5 4 ) , Con­
clusion 13.)
publication
Areas
o f Labour informed, t h e
o f t h e Commissioner
37 (5i
Special
(England and W a l e s ) would b e r e a d y
on Wednesday o f next w e e k .
M i n i s t e r had r e f e r r e d
this
A r e a s Committee, but t h e M i n i s t e r
could n o t w a i t f o r t h e c o n c l u s i o n s
on i t s
for
The Prime
Report t o the
Depressed
o f Labour
t h a t t h e pres e n t a t l o n o f t h e R e p o r t
FA,
for
Cabinet
to
thought
Parliament
of the
Committee
recommendations,
W i t h o u t t a k i n g any d e c i s i o n
publication,
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
the Cabinet agreed
on t h e d a t e
of
—
That t h e M i n i s t e r o f Labour should
c i r c u l a t e proofs o f the Report t o
t h e C a b i n e t b e f o r e t h e coming
week-end:
h a t a M e e t i n g o f t h e Depressed
Areas Committee should be h e l d
on Monday n e x t , July 1 5 t h , a t
I S Moon:
m
That t h e q u e s t i o n should b e
c o n s i d e r e d by t h e C a b i n e t a t
t h e S p e c i a l M e e t i n g on Monday,
July 1 5 t h , a t 5,30 p . m , , r e f e r r e d
to i n the previous Conclusion:
h a t as t h e M i n i s t e r o f A g r i c u l t u r e
and F i s h e r i e s would be engaged i n
t h e House o f Commons and might be
unable t o attend the Cabinet, the
Parliamentary Secretary to the
M i n i s t r y o f A g r i c u l t u r e and F i s h e r i e s
should, be a v a i l a b l e i f t h e C a b i n e t
d e s i r e d h i s p r e s e n c e t o a d v i s e them
on any p o i n t c o n n e c t e d w i t h t h e
A g r i c u l t u r a l aspects of the q u e s t i o n .
m
THE ISLE OF MAN
t$-.'
"
t
(Previous
Reference!
C a b i n e t 26
C on­
( 54)
elusion 10.)
/LA,,
h
3 . " h e C a b i n e t had b e f o r e
e
Chancellor
of
t h e Exchequer
covering the draft
explaining
Isle
the e f f e c t
introduce
it
formal
Parliamentary
time,
o f t h e Exchequer ashed a u t h o r i t y
at once,
as t h e Whips w e r e anxious
should b e i n t r o d u c e d
to
subject
o r o t h e r minor amendments that
b e found n e c e s s a r y ,
it
little
After
t o be
w h i c h was p r a c t i c a l l y
and p r o c e e d w i t h i t
t o any d r a f t i n g
(35))
o f Man Customs B i l l .
occupied very
the C h a n c e l l o r
(C . P . - 1 3 6
of the Resolutions
c o n f i r m e d by t h e B i l l ,
and u s u a l l y
them a Memorandum by
i m m e d i a t e l y and t h e r e
might
that
being
no c o n v e n i e n t m e e t i n g o f t h e Home A f f a i r s Committee.
The C a b i n e t approved t h e p r o p o s a l s
o f the C h a n c e l l o r of the Exchequer.
C I V I L AVIATION
COMMITTEE.
4.
The C h a n c e l l o r
the Cabinet
f- R^(yj^s;
of
t h e Exchequer
t h a t t h e G e n e r a l Purposes
a g r e e d on t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t
consider
aviation.
of
Committee had
a Committee
t h e q u e s t i o n o f aerodromes
for
outstanding.
State for
A i r had. now r e a c h e d agreement
joint
to
civil
The q u e s t i o n o f t h e Chairman,
was s t i l l
subject,
informed
however,
He and t h e S e c r e t a r y
on t h e
and he asked t h e C a b i n e t t o a p p r o v e
nominee.
The Cabinet
agreed
of
—
T h a t S i r Henry Maybury s h o u l d be
a p p o i n t e d Chairman of t h e C i v i l
A v i a t i o n Commiitee.
their
THE BOLIVIA'
PARAGUAY
DISPUTE.
(Previous
Reference:
Cabinet 8
(35), Gonelus i o n 4 . )
5. The S e c r e t a r y
of State for
informed t h e C a b i n e t t h a t ,
Foreign
Affairs
on a recommendation by
t h e League o f N a t i o n s Committee, t h e arms
embargo
had a l r e a d y been withdrawn some t i m e ago s o f a r
B o 1 i v i a w a s c on. c e r n e d . The League o f
Committee had now s u g g e s t e d t h a t
drawn f o r
Paraguay a l s o .
g i v e him a u t h o r i t y
satisfied
that
The C a b i n e t
(a)
it
as
Nations
should, be w i t h ­
He asked t h e C a b i n e t
to
t o withdraw t h e embargo i f he were
o t h e r n a t i o n s had withdrawn
agreed
it.
—
To a u t h o r i s e the S e c r e t a r y o f S t a t e
f o r F o r e i g n A f f a i r s t o withdraw t h e
embargo on t h e e x p o r t a t i o n o f arms
t o Paraguay i f h e w e r e s a t i s f i e d t h a t
o t h e r n a t i o n s had t a k e n s i m i l a r a c t i o n :
( b ) To a u t h o r i s e t h e P r e s i d e n t o f t h e
Board o f T r a d e t o a p p r o v e a p p l i o a ­
tions f o r licences for the exportation
o f arms and m u n i t i o n s o f war t o
P a r a g u a y , a f t e r c o n s u l t a t i o n w i t h the
Foreign O f f i c e .
DISPUTE y p r t w ^ t R T j
ITALY AM)
ABYSSINIA
t (ETHIOPIA).
(Previous
R e f e r ence '
C a b i n e t 35
( 3 5 ) , Con­
clusion 2.)
6 . The S e c r e t a r y
of State for
Foreign
Affairs
reported that
s i n c e the l a s t Meeting
the following
new f a c t o r s had o c c u r r e d i n t h e
Abyssinian
(l)
o f the Cabinet
Ttalo­
question':-
Signer Mussolini,
otonding
on a cannon^
had d e l i v e r e d a speech, o f a
truculent
character.
( 2 ) The S e c r e t a r y
o f S t a t e had had an i m p o r t a n t
conversation with the I t a l i a n
on F r i d a y
last
(July
Ambassador
5 t h ) when S i g n e r
G r a n d i had s u g g e s t e d , somewhat
vaguely,
t h a t a m e e t i n g might b e h e l d o f
Powers s i g n a t o r y
I n consequence,
the
three
o f t h e 1906 A g r e e m e n t .
t h e B r i t i s h Ambassador
P a r i s had b e e n i n s t r u c t e d
I t a l i a n Ambassador's
t o mention
in
the
s u g g e s t i o n t o M, L a v a l
and t o e n q u i r e w h e t h e r t h e French Government
would, a g r e e t o a p r o p o s a l b e i n g made a t Rome
for
a meeting of France,
country
for
examination of the
p r o b l e m , as p r o v i d e d
III
of
Italy
for
and
Abyssinian
in Articles
t h e T r i p l e Agreement s i g n e d
on t h e 13th December, 1906 ( F . 0 .
t o P a r i s N o , 178 o f J u l y 6 t h ) .
first
r e a c t i o n had been not
i n London
Telegram
M, L a v a l ' 8
after
m e e t i n g o f t h e French C a b i n e t
i t had not
I and
unfavourable,
and h e had. promised t o r e p l y
b u t as y e t
this
a
on July
9th,
arrived.
(-.3) News had b e e n p u b l i s h e d i n t h e P r e s s
t h a t morning t h a t t h e
Italo-Abyssinian
Committee o f C o n c i l i a t i o n had broken up
a t ' ^he Hague on t h e p r e v i o u s
might
day.
i n v o l v e an e a r l y M e e t i n g o f
Council
o f t h e League o f N a t i o n s :
This
the
but
the
Secretary-General
t o t h e League was
London and t h e S e c r e t a r y
to
of
in
S t a t e hoped
consult him.
The p o s i t i o n a t t h e moment was s o o b s c u r e
the Secretary
from t h e
of S t a t e
did. not ash f o r
character
i n t h e c o u r s e o f which c e r t a i n
of State for
Affairs
viz.
undertook t o
consider,
took
suggestions
w e r e made, which t h e S e c r e t a r y
fi)
decisions
Cabinet.
A discussion of a preliminary
place,
any
that
Foreign
^hat f u r t h e r r e p r e s e n t a t i o n s should
be made t o t h e I t a l i a n Government
p r o t e s t i n g against the continued
a t t a c k s on B r i t i s h p o l i c y i n t h e
I t a l i a n Press, including a r t i c l e s
by D r . Gayda, i n t h e G i o r n a l e
d I t a l i a " , a newspaper which was
known t o b e under t h e c l o s e c o n t r o l
of Signer Mussolini.
As t h e w h o l e
I t a l i a n P r e s s was c o n t r o l l e d
i t must
b e assumed t h a t t h e a r t - i e l e s
and
e s p e c i a l l y those i n the " G i o r n a l e
d* I t a l i a " , w e r e i s s u e d w i t h S i g n e r
M u s s o l i n i s knowledge and, p o s s i b l y ,
inspiration.
I t was p a r t i c u l a r l y
important t o g i v e formal d e n i a l of
t h e a l l e g e d movements o f B r i t i s h
troops.
The s u g g e s t i o n was t h a t t h e
S e c r e t a r y o f S t a t e should send an
Aide-memoire both t o the I t a l i a n
Ambassador i n London and t h e B r i t i s h
Ambassador i n Rome f o r communication
f i r s t t o S i g n e r M u s s o l i n i and S i g n e r
Suvich
in person,
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T
(ii)
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(iii)
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That w h i l e e f f o r t s s h o u l d , o f c o u r s e ,
be continued f o r r e a c h i n g ' a s e t t l e m e n t
t o a v e r t w a r , t h e p o s i t i o n had now
r e a c h e d a s t a g e when t h e F o r e i g n O f f i c e
and o t h e r Government Departments
concerned ought t o b e c o n s i d e r i n g t h e
problems t h a t w o u l d f a c e us i f war
should b r e a k out b e t w e e n I t a l y and
Abysainia.
Wo p u b l i e r e f e r e n c e s h o u l d
be"made, however, t o t h i s m a t t e r a t
present-,
That i n t h e p r e s e n t s t a g e o f t h e d i s p u t e
i t would be a d v i s a b l e , i n t h e P a r l i a ­
mentary D e b a t e , t o b e e x t r e m e l y c a u t i o t i s
on t h e " s u b j e c t o f t h e c o l l e c t i v e
r e s p o n s i b i l i t y of the n a t i o n s .
I t was a l s o s u g g e s t e d t h a t we s h o u l d
not c o n t i n u e t o press s t r o n g l y f o r a
m e e t i n g o f t h e s i g n a t o r i e s o f t h e 1905
A g r e e m e n t / and t h a t a t t h e M e e t i n g o f
K^CUt;
A
-7­
the Council of the League we should
not make any proposals . In any event
it was urged that^no approaoh should
iv) That there might be considerable
advantages in an early Meeting of
the Council of the League of Nations,
and that if such a Meeting should take
place every effort should be made to
get the League to elicit from Signer
Mussolini publicly the demands on .
Abyssinia which he had stated in private
to the Minister for League of Nations
Affairs.
(v) That in the Debate on Foreign Affairs
in the Rouse of Commons on the following
afternoon no mention should be made of
matters communicated to the Minister
for League of Nations Affairs in
private conversation, but that there
would be no objection to quoting public
speeches in which Signer Mussolini was
reported to have ventilated the same
ideas .
(vi) That in the forthcoming Debate in the
Mouse of Commons the Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs should make over&vhelm^.
ingiy clear that there was no truth in
the Press statements that we had approached
France on the question of economic
sanctions.
The Cabinet agreed.
—
(a) That, pending the reply of the
French Government to the questions
addressed to them and pending the
sequel to the break-up of the
Italo-Abyssinian Coneiliation
Commission, it was impossible
to decide on their policy in
the dispute between Italy and.
Abys s in la:
(b) That the Secretary of State for
Foreign. Affairs should initiate
a study in the Foreign Office of
the problems likely to arise in
the event of an outbreak of war
between Italy and Abyssinia:
(c) That the Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs should make further
pro tee t s to th e It a 1 la n G o v er nm ent
-about the misrepresentations in the
"Italian Press of British policy,
and. particularly of British troop
movements.
ABYSSINIA.
7.
The P r e s i d e n t
of
t h e Board o f T r a d e
informed
t h e C a b i n e t t h a t a t any moment a p p l i c a t i o n s might he
Supply o f
Arms t o .
(Previous
Reference:
Cabinet 28 ( 3 5 )
Conclusion 9 ) .
Mips)/.
r e c e i v e d a t the Board o f Trade f o r
arms and m u n i t i o n s o f war t o
The S e c r e t a r y
of
licences
to
export
Abyssinia.
State
for
Foreign
Affairs
r e f e r r e d t o a Memorandum he had c i r c u l a t e d on t h e
subject
(CP.
decision that
138 ( 3 5 ) ) ,
but s a i d he d i d n o t d e s i r e a
day.
The C a b i n e t
agreed:
(a)
To p o s t p o n e c o n s i d e r a t i o n
C P . 138 ( 3 5 ) u n t i l t h e i r
r e g u l a r weekly meeting:
of
next
(b)
I f any a p p l i c a t i o n f o r a l i c e n c e
f o r the e x p o r t a t i o n o f arms and
m u n i t i o n s o f war t o A b y s s i n i a
s h o u l d be r e c e i v e d i n the m e a n w h i l e ,
t h e P r e s i d e n t of t h e Board o f Trade
s h o u l d h o l d the m a t t e r up u n t i l the
Cabinet meeting.
PROPOSED AIR
PACT AND AIR
LIMITATION
AGREEMENT.
I Relative
f Questions.
(Previous
Reference:
C a b i n e t 35 ( 3 5 )
Conclusion 3 ) .
FA
8.
The S e c r e t a r y o f
drew the a t t e n t i o n
P a r i s , N o . 171 o f
spirit
Cabinet d e c i s i o n r e f e r r e d
Parliament
on t h e f o l l o w i n g
on the s u b j e c t
of
on t h e s u b j e c t
cautious
the
No
In t h e Debate
in
day he p r o p o s e d t o
inducing
to
of
and s p i r i t with
t o the m a t t e r w i t h c a u t i o n and t o put
refer
forward
the n a t i o n s
concerned
o f an A i r P a c t .
On t h e
of s i m u l t a n e i t y between the- A i r P a c t and
the o t h e r q u e s t i o n s r e f e r r e d
t o i n the i m g l o - F r e n c h
Declaration
he p r o p o s e d t o a d o p t
of
the same l i n e
P. P..
telegram
t o i n the m a r g i n .
r e p l y had y e t been r e c e i v e d .
question
^(Previous
1 Reference:
j Cabinet 34 ( 3 5 )
I Conclusion 4 ) .
the 6 t h J u l y ,
and conformed i n l e t t e r
to confer
1 The Anglo-German
I Agreement.
of the Cabinet t o h i s
Affairs
the A i r P a c t which had been c o n c e i v e d i n a
the d i f f i c u l t i e s
I THE NAVAL
1 CONFERENCE, 1935.
State for Foreign
ago.
February 3 r d
s
as t h a t o f h i s p r e d e c e s s o r a few v/eeks
On the s u b j e c t
of
the N a v a l Agreement
did n o t i n t e n d t o adopt an a p o l o g e t i c a t t i t u d e
would t a k e
the l i n e
that
i t was a v e r y
He had a r r a n g e d t h a t t h e F i r s t L o r d o f
s h o u l d be r e a d y
should r a i s e
to r e p l y
of
and
good A g r e e m e n t .
the
Admiralty
t o Mr. L l o y d George i f
the q u e s t i o n o f
on t h e N a v a l T r e a t y .
he
he
submarines and g e n e r a l l y ,
S i r H e r b e r t Samuel,
the
Leader
t h e O p p o s i t i o n L i b e r a l s , had i n f o r m e d him t h a t
was s t r o n g l y
in favour
of
the N a v a l
Treaty,
he
GERMAN
REFUGEES.
9.
The Home S e c r e t a r y
urgency
Unofficial
Committee on,
(previous
reference:
C a b i n e t 27 ( 3 3 )
Conclusion 8 ) .
a
r a i s e d as a m a t t e r
question a f f e c t i n g
admission of
the
temporary
c e r t a i n German a l i e n s
into this
He had r e c e i v e d a l e t t e r
self-constituted
from the S e c r e t a r y
of
country.
of a
Committee which i n c l u d e d Miss Maud
Royden, Mr. P r i e s t l e y ,
Mr. Seymour Cocks ^VI. P. , and
o t h e r w e l l - k n o w n p e o p l e which was t o meet
that
v e r y day t o make i n q u i r y
i n t o the t r e a t m e n t
refugees
from Germany.
In t h i s
given of
a number o f p e r s o n s who had been d r i v e n
letter
of
a list
was
out
from Germany by the N a z i r e g i m e and who were due
to a r r i v e
i n England d u r i n g t h e n e x t two days
t h e purpose o f a s s i s t i n g Miss R o y d e n ' s
for
Committee,
a f t e r which t h e y would r e t u r n from whence t h e y came.
There was n o t h i n g
t o be s a i d a g a i n s t any o f
p e r s o n s c o n c e r n e d who, i f
arriving
i n the
ordinary
way w i t h t h e i r p a s s p o r t s
i n o r d e r , would b e
as a m a t t e r o f c o u r s e .
The q u e s t i o n a r o s e ,
as t o w h e t h e r t h e i r a d m i s s i o n ought t o b e
in the present
circumstances.
the s o - c a l l e d
Reichstag f i r e
"trial"
however,
approved
the
Committee
in connection with
the
a y e a r or t w o a g o , w o u l d b e much
German
r e s e n t e d by the/Government and t h e N a z i s
generally.
The B r i t i s h Government had no power t o s t o p
Committee from m e e t i n g ,
s t o p the a r r i v a l
Continent
admitted
There was n o t
s m a l l e s t doubt t h a t t h e s e l f - c o n s t i t u t e d
like
the
of
the
out t h e y had the power
t h e German w i t n e s s e s
( w i t h the e x c e p t i o n of
from
to
the
one who had a l r e a d y j
been a d m i t t e d ) , and the German Government m i g h t
a grievance
if
they d i d no"c use t h e i r
The i s s u e b e f o r e
one between
the Cabinet,
the a d m i s s i o n o f
an u n o f f i c i a l
have
power.
therefore,
was
t h e German w i t n e s s e s
i n q u i r y which c o u l d do no
good
at
and would be p r e j u d i c i a l
t o our r e l a t i o n s
Germany, and t h e i r e x c l u s i o n which t h e
r e c o g n i s e d was l i a b l e
this
t o be s t r o n g l y
country as a b r e a c h o f
liberty
and f r e e
from the p o i n t
citizens
with
Cabinet
resented
our t r a d i t i o n s
s p e e c h , e s p e c i a l l y when
in
of
considered
o f v i e w o f t h e a c t i o n of our own
in the matter.
The C a b i n e t
agreed:
T h a t no o b s t r u c t i o n s h o u l d be p l a c e d
i n the way o f the a d m i s s i o n o f the
German w i t n e s s e s a t the u n o f f i c i a l
Committee o f I n q u i r y .
THE MEAT
SITUATION.
10.
The M i n i s t e r o f a g r i c u l t u r e
and F i s h e r i e s
i n f o r m e d the C a b i n e t he had n o t h i n g t o
(Previous
Reference:
Cabinet 35 ( 3 5 )
Conclusion 5 ) .
Eft.
as t o the meat
negotiations.
report
THE MONEY
PAYMENTS
(JUSTICES
PROCEDURE)
BILL.
(Previous
Reference:
C a b i n e t 26
( 3 5 ) , Conclus ion 5 . )
1 1 . The C a b i n e t had under c o n s i d e r a t i o n a Memorandum by t h e Home S e c r e t a r y
t h e d r a f t Money Payments
the object
(H.A.-EO ( 3 5 ) )
(Justices
Procedure)
and g i v e n t i m e
o r , h a v i n g b e e n summoned f o r r a t e s ,
make r e p r e s e n t a t i o n s
the following
Home A f f a i r s
Minute
Bill,
o f which was t o d e a l w i t h t h e problem of ­
p e r s o n s who, h a v i n g b e e n f i n e d
pay,
covering
t o the Courts:
fail
together
recommendation o f t h e Committee
thereon
( H . A . G . 9th Conclusions
1)
"To A u t h o r i s e the i n t r o d u c t i o n i n
t h e House o f Lords- o f t h e Money
Payments ( J u s t i c e s P r o c e d u r e ) B i l l ,
i n t h e form o f t h e d r a f t annexed
t o H . A . - 2 0 ( 3 5 ) , s u b j e c t t o any
amendment o f t h e p r o v i s o t o C l a u s e 1
(-1) which t h e Home S e c r e t a r y might
d e c i d e t o make i n t h e l i g h t ' o f t h e
Committee'a d i s c u s s i o n , and t o any
d r a f t i n g or o t h e r minor a l t e r a t i o n s
t h a t m i g h t b e found n e c e s s a r y or
des i r a b l e . "
The C a b i n e t approved t h e above recoromenda­
t i o n o f t h e Committee o f Home A f f a i r s .
to
to
with
of
(35),
"THE HOURS OF
EMPLOYMENT
(CONVENTIONS)
PILL.
(Previous
Reference:
C a b i n e t 86
( 3 5 ) , Con­
clvsion 8.)
1 3 . T h e Cabinet had under c o n s i d e r a t i o n a Memo­
randum by t h e Home S e c r e t a r y
t h e d r a f t Hours o f
the object
(H.A.-33 ( 3 5 ) )
Employment ( C o n v e n t i o n s )
o f w h i c h was t o e n a b l e His
covering
Bill,
Majesty's
Government t o r a t i f y
t h e N i g h t Work (Women)
Convention
1934, and t h e Sheet G l a s s
(Revised)
Works C o n v e n t i o n ,
c o n c l u d e d l a s t y e a r under
auspices
of the I n t e r n a t i o n a l
Labour
Geneva:
together with the f o l l o w i n g
o f t h e Committee o f Home A f f a i r s
Conclusions
the
Conference,
recommendation
thereon ( F . A . G .
( 3 5 ) , Minute 3 ) : ­
"To authorise the introduction i n
t h e House o f Lords o f t h e Hours
o f Employment ( C o n v e n t i o n s ) B i l l , ,
i n t h e form o f t h e d r a f t annexed'
t o FT._A.-33 ( 3 5 ) , s u b j e c t t o such
a l t e r a t i o n s as m i g h t b e r e q u i r e d
t o make t h e B i l l a p p l i c a b l e t o
N o r t h e r n I r e l a n d , and t o any d r a f t ­
i n g or o t h e r minor a l t e r a t i o n s t h a t
m i g h t b e found n e c e s s a r y o r d e s i r a b l e . "
The C a b i n e t a p p r o v e d t h e above recommenda­
t i o n o f t h e Committee o f Home A f f a i r s .
*
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S.W.1,
m
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