THE MANDATE QUESTION.
PARLIAMENTARY CONTROL WANTED. By Telegraph.—Press Assn —Copyright. London, March 24. Captain the Hon. Ormsby-Gore, in the House of Common®, said he hoped that the Government would create a select committee, to which all drafts of mandates would he referred. Lord Robert Cecil concurred that it was essential mandates should be submitted to the House before the country was. asked to take up obligations. Lord Robert condemned the agreement with Persia, and said that the sooner we freed ourselves of thte obligation the better for both countries.
Colonel Amery, "replying, referred to the mandate over Mesopotamia. He said it was the Government’s policy to make the country self-governing as soon as possible. Mr. Churchill had telegraphed that he intended to secure the mosit drastic reduction in expenditure. It was quite impracticable for the House, or a committee, to decide the details of the mandates. The House had accepted responsibility for administration of the countries and the details would only be undertaken by the Government or its dependents. —Aus-N.Z. Cable As*r>.
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Taranaki Daily News, 28 March 1921, Page 5
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172THE MANDATE QUESTION. Taranaki Daily News, 28 March 1921, Page 5
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