§ SIR EDWARD REEDasked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Whether it is true that the United States Senate has ratified the Treaty with Corea; and, whether the Treaty between that Country and Great Britain has been ratified; and, if not, whether he will state the grounds upon which the ratification is delayed?
§ LORD EDMOND FITZMAURICESir, the American Treaty with Corea has been ratified by the United States Senate, but it is understood that the text will not be published until promulgated by the President. The Treaty between this country and Corea has not yet been ratified, and is still under the consideration of Her Majesty's Government, who 585 are, at the present time, in communication with various Chambers of Commerce on the subject.