HC Deb 14 March 1898 vol 54 cc1526-7
MR. DAVITT

I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether any representations have been made by the French Government to Her Majesty's Government respecting the alleged killing of any French subjects in disputed or other territories in West Africa by British forces or by subjects or servants of the Niger Company; whether any demand has been made for compensation; and whether, in the event of compensation having to be paid, the money will be provided by Her Majesty's Government or by the Niger Company?

MR. CURZON

Both the French and the British aspect of the Waima Question have been under discussion, but I have not heard of any formal claim for compensation having been made by the French Government.