MILITARY PACT

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIX, Issue 77, 28 February 1929, Page 7

MILITARY PACT

RECENT ALLEGATIONS.

NO COMMITMENTS SINCE THE

QUESTIONS IN THE COMMONS.

(United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright).

(British Official AA’irelscs). Received February 28, 11.30 a.m. RUGBY, Feb. 27

Mr G. Locker-Lampson answered a number of questions in the House of Commons to-day. owing to the indisposition of Sir Austen Chamberlain. In answering a series of questions regarding the military convention of 1920 between Franco and Belgium, Mr Locker-Lampson stated: “Notes were exchanged betwen the French and Belgian Governments, recording their reciprocal approval of a military understanding, which was signed on September 7, 1920, the object of which was stated to bo tho reinforcement of peace and security. This was registered with the League of Nations in November of 1920. 1 have not seen the text of the agreement which, of course, was not made public.” Mr Locker-Lampson added that, apart from the Treaty of Locarno, no agreement involving military commitments had been concluded since the war between this country and Belgium, and no military agreement or understanding was in existence between the British General Staff and that of any foreign country. “I may add,” concluded Mr Locker-Lampson, “that no British military attache at Brussels has on any occasion even discussed the question.”