§ MR. ASHMEAD-BARTLETTasked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Whether he can state what point the Russian Railway from the Caspian towards Sarakhs has reached; and, whether Her Majesty's Government have information as to the movement of Russian forces from Samarcand towards Balkh?
§ LORD EDMOND FITZMAURICEI am not able to say to what exact point the railway is now in working order; but it is being pushed forward to Aska-bad. Her Majesty's Government have no information as to the movement of Russian troops towards Balkh.
§ MR. ASHMEAD-BARTLETTAre we really to understand that at this crisis Her Majesty's Government have no accurate information with regard to the exact position to which the Russian railway is completed?
§ [No reply.]
§ MR. ASHMEAD-BARTLETTI will repeat this Question on Monday next.
§ MR. ONSLOWgave Notice that he would ask whether Her Majesty's Government could not obtain some information upon this subject from the British Minister at Teheran?