HC Deb 07 March 1892 vol 2 c139
COLONEL NOLAN (Galway, N.)

I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if the Law of Guarantees promulgated by the Italian Government, presuming to secure the safety and position of the Pope in Rome, has ever been communicated to our Foreign Office, or in any way officially brought within the cognisance of Her Majesty's Government?

THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS (Mr. J. W. LOWTHER,) Cumberland, Penrith

The law referred to has never been officially communicated to the Foreign Office, or brought within the cognisance of Her Majesty's Government, by the Italian Government.

COLONEL NOLAN

Will the hon. Gentleman say whether any semi-official communication has been made to Her Majesty's Government, or private communication?

MR. J. W. LOWTHER

Yes, it was privately communicated, in 1871.