HC Deb 05 March 1883 vol 276 cc1413-4
MR. MONK

asked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Whether his attention had been called to a statement in the "Standard" of February 27th, to the effect that, at the sitting of the Senate at Madrid on the previous day, the Marquis de la Vega do Armijo, Minister for Foreign Affairs, in reply to an interpellation, said that the negotiations now pending with England for a Treaty of Commerce permit of the hope of a satisfactory conclusion being arrived at; and, whether he can confirm such statement on the part of Her Majesty's Government?

LORD EDMOND FITZMAURICE

Sir, Lord Granville has received a telegram from Her Majesty's Minister at Madrid to the effect that no such statement as that referred to by the correspondent of The Standard with regard to the commercial negotiations with this country was made by the Spanish Minister of State.