Part of Oral Answers to Questions — National Finance – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 28 Hydref 1947.
Yes, Sir. Of course it will be appreciated that neither of these gentlemen travelled alone. The Secretary for Commonwealth Relations was accompanied by the Minister of State who was also attending the Canberra Conference, to which our Australian friends attach very great importance, preparing the way for the treaty discussions with Japan. It would be a pity to minimise the importance of that. They were also accompanied, of course, by staff from their offices and Departments here, necessary to the discharge of their duties.