HC Deb 19 November 1902 vol 114 c1357
MR. LONSDALE

I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has any information to convey to the House respecting the Kabyle revolt in Morocco, and the steps taken by His Majesty's Government to protect British interests in that quarter.

LORD CRANBORNE

His Majesty's Minister at Tangier reported by telegraph on the 12th instant that the Borgu tribe near Tetuan had cut the road and stopped traffic between that town and Tangier, on account of the Governor of Tetuan refusing to release some people of their tribe. Sir A. Nicolson does not appear to anticipate any serious trouble at present. We shall, however, be in a position to send ships in order to protect British life and property should occasion arise.

MR. GIBSON BOWLES

How can effective protection be afforded by British ships to persons in the interior?