(c) crown copyright Catalogue Reference:CAB/23/82 Image Reference:0004 (THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTYOF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT1) SECRET. COPY NO. CAB I N E T 56 (35). Meeting of the Cabinet to be held at No. 10, Downing 63 . Street, S.W.I. , on WEDNESDAY, 10th JULY, 1935, at 11.0 a.m. AGENDA. 1* FOREIGN AFFAIRS - (if required). 2. THE GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE - (if required). (Reference Cabinet 35 (35) Conclusion 4). 3. THE MEAT NEGOTIATIONS - (if required). (Reference Cabinet 35 (35) Conclusion 5). 4. ISLE OF MAN CUSTOMS BILL. (Reference Cabinet 26 (34) Conclusion 10). Memorandum by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, covering draft Bill. CP. 136 (35) - to be circulated. 5. CONCLUSIONS OF HOME AFFAIRS COMMITTEE. 9th Conclusions (35) of Home Affairs Committee. Already circulated. 1. Money Payments (Justices Procedure) Bill. (Reference Cabinet 26 (35) Conclusion 5). Memorandum by the Home Secretary, covering draft Bill. H.A. 20 (35) - already circulated. 2 * Hours of Employment (Conventions) Bill. (Reference Cabinet 26 (35) Conclusion 8). Memorandum by the Home Secretary, covering draft Bill. H.A. 23 (35) - already circulated. (Signed) M.P.A. HANKEY, Secretary to the Cabinet. 2, Whitehall Gardens, S.W.I., 5th July, 1935. GFFLLS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OP HIS. BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT). SECRET. COPY NO. CABINET 56 (55). CONCLUSIONS of a Meeting of the Cabinet held at 10, Downing Street, S.W.I., on "WEDNESDAY, 10th JULY, 1935, at 11.0 a.m. PRESENT: The Right Hon. Stanley Baldwin, M.P., Prime Minister. (In the Chair). The Right Hon. The Right Hon. J. Ramsay MacDonald, M.P., Neville Chamberlain, M.P., Lord President of the Council. Chancellor of the Exchequer. ;The Right Hon. The Right Hon. The Viscount Hailsham, Sir John Simon, G.C.S.I.,K.C.V.O., Lord Chancellor. O.B.E. ,K.C , M.P., Secretary of State for Home Affairs. The Right Hon. The Most Hon. Sir Samuel Hoare, Bt,, , G.CS. I. * The Marquess of Londonderry. G.B.E., C.M.G. , M.P., Secretary K.G. , M.V. 0. , Lord Privy of State for Foreign Affairs. Seal. The Right Hon. The Right Hon. The Viscount Halifax, K.G. , J*H, Thomas, M.P., G.C.S.I., G.C.I.E., Secretary Secretary of State for Dominion of State for War. Affairs. The Right Hon. The Most Hon. Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister, The Marquess of Zetland, G.C.S.I. , G.B.E., M.C.s M.P., Secretary of G.C.I.E., Secretary of State State for Air. for India. The Right Hon. The Right Hon. Sir Godfrey Collins, K.B.E., Malcolm MacDonald, M.P., C.M.G., M.P. , Secretary of Secretary of State for the State for Scotland. Colonies. I The Right Hon. The Right Hon. Walter Runciman, M.P., Sir Bolton Eyres Monsell, G.B.E., President of the Board of Trade. M.P., First Lord of the Admiralty. ;The Right Hon. The Right Hon. Anthony Eden, M.C., M.P. , Lord Eustace Percy, Minister for League of Nations Minister without Portfolio. Affairs. The Right Hon. The Right Hon. Walter Elliot, M.C., M.P., Oliver Stanley, M.C., M.P. , Minister cf Agriculture and President of the Board of Fisheries. Education. The Right Hon. The Right Hon. ^ Sir Kingsley Wood, M.P., Ernest Brown, M.C , E.P. Minister of Health. Minister of Labour. The Right Hon. W. Ormsby-Gore, M.P., First Commissioner of Works. polonei Sir M.P.A. Hankey, G.C.B., G.CM.G. , G.C.V.O. Secretary. THE GENERAL 1. The Prime Minister informed the Cabinet that PURPOSES 0 OV**"T"!rrlF*- . he had received a letter from Mr Lloyd George stating that, in view of the Prime Minister's speech in the (Pr evious Pef er (5310 6 : House of Commons on the previous day, he presumed Cabinet 35 (35), Oon­ that the Government did not intend, to adopt his elus ion 4 .) proposals and that he wished, to be authorised to make public his own proposals instantly. He himself had told Mr Lloyd George that he wished to consult the Cabinet and would let him have an answer the same afteraoon. The Cabinet were given to understand that the publication of Mr Lloyd George's Memorandum would probably take place on Saturday next, July 13th. After some discussion the Cabinet agreed — (a) That the Prime Minister should be authorised to inform Mr Lloyd George that-there was no objection to the publication of his Memorandum; (b) That, with a view to publication of the Government's reply very shortly after that of Mr Lloyd George*s Memorandum, the following procedure should be carried out:­ (i ) The Chancellor of the Exchequer should arrange for the circula­ tion of the draft reply to the C ab in et as s o on as pos s lb 1 e: (ii.) A Special Meeting of the Cabinet should be held on Monday next, July 15th. at 5.30 p.m. (o) That the Government *s reply should be published not as a White Paper to Parliament, but direct to the Press, after which it would be published through the usi.-al channels in pamphlet form: (d) -hat the Chancellor of the Exchequer should take appropriate action with regard to the Press. SPECIAL AREAS. 3. The Minister of Labour informed, the Cabinet Reports of that the Report of the Commissioner for Special Commissioners. Areas (England and Wales) would be ready for (Previous publication on Wednesday of next week. The Prime Reference: Cabinet 47 Minister had referred this Report to the Depressed (54), Con­ clusion 13.) Areas Committee, but the Minister of Labour thought that the pres entatlon of the Report to Parliament FA, 37 (5i could not wait for the conclusions of the Committee on its recommendations, Without taking any decision on the date of publication, the Cabinet agreed — (a) That the Minister of Labour should circulate proofs of the Report to the Cabinet before the coming week-end: (b) m hat a Meeting of the Depressed Areas Committee should be held on Monday next, July 15th, at IS Moon: (c) That the question should be considered by the Cabinet at the Special Meeting on Monday, July 15th, at 5,30 p.m,, referred to in the previous Conclusion: (d) m hat as the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries would be engaged in the House of Commons and might be unable to attend the Cabinet, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries should, be available if the Cabinet desired his presence to advise them on any point connected with the Agricultural aspects of the question. THE ISLE OF MAN 3. "he Cabinet had before them a Memorandum by t$-.' " t h e Chancellor of the Exchequer (C .P.-136 (35)) (Previous covering the draft Isle of Man Customs Bill. After Reference! Cabinet 26 explaining the effect of the Resolutions to be ( 54) C on­ elusion 10.) confirmed by the Bill, which was practically formal /LA,, and usually occupied very littl e Parliamentary time, the Chancellor of the Exchequer ashed authority to introduce it and proceed with it at once, subject to any drafting or other minor amendments that might be found necessary, as the Whips were anxious that it should be introduced immediately and there being no convenient meeting of the Home Affairs Committee. The Cabinet approved the proposals of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. CIVIL AVIATION 4. The Chancellor of the Exchequer informed COMMITTEE. the Cabinet that the General Purposes Committee had f- R^(yj^s; agreed on the establishment of a Committee to consider the question of aerodromes for civil aviation. The question of the Chairman, however, was stil l outstanding. He and the Secretary of State for Air had. now reached agreement on the subject, and he asked the Cabinet to approve their joint nominee. The Cabinet agreed — That Sir Henry Maybury should be appointed Chairman of the Civil Aviation Commiitee. THE BOLIVIA' 5. The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs PARAGUAY DISPUTE. informed the Cabinet that, on a recommendation by the League of Nations Committee, the arms embargo (Previous Reference: had already been withdrawn some time ago so far as Cabinet 8 (35), Gon- B o 1 iv i a w a s c on. c e r n e d . The League of Nations elus ion 4 .) Committee had now suggested that it should, be with­ drawn for Paraguay also. He asked the Cabinet to give him authority to withdraw the embargo if he were satisfied that other nations had withdrawn it. The Cabinet agreed — (a) To authorise the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to withdraw the embargo on the exportation of arms to Paraguay if he were satisfied that other nations had taken similar action: (b) To authorise the President of the Board of Trade to approve applioa­ tions for licences for the exportation of arms and munitions of war to Paraguay, after consultation with the Foreign Office. DISPUTE yprtw^tRTj 6. The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs ITALY AM) ABYSSINIA reported that since the last Meeting of the Cabinet t (ETHIOPIA). the following new factors had occurred in the Ttalo­ (Previous Abyssinian question':- Refer ence ' Cabinet 35 (l ) Signer Mussolini, otonding on a cannon^ (35), Con­ clusion 2.) had delivered a speech, of a truculent character. (2) The Secretary of State had had an important conversation with the Italian Ambassador on Friday last (July 5th) when Signer Grandi had suggested, somewhat vaguely, that a meeting might be held of the three Powers signatory of the 1906 Agreement.