§ MR. ASHLEY (Lancashire, Blackpool)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether Russian troops have occupied the Aland Islands, in the Gulf of Botnia; and, if so, whether it is intended to take any steps to maintain the provisions of the Treaty of Paris.
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS (Sir EDWARD GREY,) Northumberland, BerwickWe have no information to show that the Russian Government contemplate any breach of the provisions of the Treaty of Paris by fortifying the Aland Islands, or maintaining or creating military or naval establishments there.