HC Deb 13 June 1899 vol 72 cc1064-5
MR. DILLON) (Mayo, E.

I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the Convention for the conversion of the residue of the 4 per cent. Turkish Loan of 1885, which was signed in London 5th August, 1898, has yet been submitted to Parliament; and, if not; why not.

*MR. BRODRICK

I can only give a reply similar to that returned to a question on this subject on the 20th April: that as the negotiations are still incomplete no statement can be made at present.

MR. DILLON

Does the right hon. Gentleman say that the statement in The Times of August 6th, that the Convention was signed on the previous day, is not true?

No answer.

MR. PIERPOINT (Warrington)

When does the right hon. Gentleman expect to be able to make a statement?

No answer.