HC Deb 25 March 1901 vol 91 cc1097-8
MR. WILLIAM REDMOND

On behalf of the hon. Member for North Roscommon, I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the German Government accepts the view of His Majesty's Government that the Anglo-German Agreement applies to Manchuria as well as to China proper.

VISCOUNT CRANBORNE

His Majesty's Government have no information on this subject other than that already at the disposal of the public.

MR. WILLIAM REDMOND

May I ask the noble Lord whether, in view of the statement, publicly made, that the German Chancellor has declared that the Agreement does not apply, the Government will take steps to ascertain whether the German Chancellor made that statement, and whether it is true?

VISCOUNT CRANBORNE

If the hon. Gentleman will be good enough to put that question on the Paper, I will endeavour to answer it.