29 DECEMBER 1939, Page 6

Someone has proposed a joint sitting of the British and

French Parliaments, as a spectacular demonstration of the unity of the two countries. The suggestion is interesting, and in certain circumstances such a session might have psychological value. But obviously such a joint body could have no constitutional status, and could conduct no business and reach no decisions that would bind anyone. Whether the provision of a platform for a series of notable speeches would justify the elaborate arrangements that such a meet- ing would necessitate is an open question. * * * *