§ SIR H. COTTONI beg to ask the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he is now in a position to make any statement regarding the negotiations between His Majesty's Government and the Chinese Government for the adhesion of China to the Tibetan Convention of September 7th, 1904.
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS (Sir EDWARD GREY,) Northumberland, BerwickThe negotiations with the Chinese Government are still proceeding at Peking, and I hope may soon be brought to a conclusion; when that is so, the result will be made known. Meanwhile, in view of statements which have appeared recently, I may say that the negotiations do not contemplate an alteration of the Tibet Convention.