§ MR. HANBURY (Preston)asked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Whether it is the fact, as stated in repeated telegrams in The Times newspaper from Meshed and Maruchak, that the work of the Afghan Demarcation 569 Commission is practically at a standstill, in consequence of the Russian Commissioner having unexpectedly advanced claims which the British Commisioner will not entertain?
§ THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE (Mr. BRYCE) (Aberdeen, S.)The proceedings of the Commission were suspended a short time ago, as the Russian Commissioner stated that he was unable to proceed until he had received instructions on certain points which he had referred to his Government. He has now, however, received these instructions, and the Commission has resumed operations.