HC Deb 20 April 1899 vol 70 c32
MR. PIERPOINT (Kennington)

I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether a convention for a conversion of the residue of the Turkish 1885 (Crimean) Loan was signed by the Prime Minister and the Turkish Ambassador in August last; whether he will lay a copy of it upon the Table; whether the Sultan of Turkey has declined to ratifv the convention; and whether any negotiations in the matter are now taking place?

THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS (Mr. ST. JOHN BRODRICK,) Surrey, Guildford

As the negotiations on this subject are incomplete, I am unable at present to make any statement.