§ 2. Lord SCONEasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs the present position of lie negotiations between His Majesty's Government and the Government of the Argentine Republic on the subject of the Anglo-Argentine Tramway Company?
§ Mr. EDENAs my right hon. Friend stated on the 21st March last, in his reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Berwick and Haddington (Captain McEwen), proposals are under consideration for forming a traffic combine, and I understand that these proposals are now taking definite shape. As my right hon. Friend then stated, His Majesty's Government would view with great concern any consequent postponement of the immediate relief which is indispensable the company is to continue its present efficient service under the terms of its concession, and the views of His Majesty's Government on the question have again been brought to the notice of the Argentine Government. I can assure my Noble Friend that His Majesty's Government will continue to watch this matter with anxious concern and will lose no opportunity of assisting this important company.
§ Lord SCONECan my hon. Friend give any indication as to when it is likely that he will be able to make a further statement on this subject?
§ Mr. EDENNo, I cannot. As I have told my Noble Friend, we have made these representations, but I cannot say when we shall receive the final reply.