HC Deb 04 June 1878 vol 240 cc1168-9
SIR CHARLES W. DILKE

asked Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Whether Greece has received an invitation to the Congress, Greece not being a party to the Treaties of 1856 or 1871; and, if not, what steps Her Majesty's Government intend to take to give effect to their expressed wish that Greece should be represented?

THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER

As the invitations to the Con- gress have been addressed to the Powers who were signatories to the Treaties of 1856 and 1871, and as Greece was not one of those Powers, an invitation could not be addressed to her. The invitation to Greece to attend must come from the Congress itself, and the subject will be brought before the Congress as soon as it meets.