§ MR. HART-DAVIES (Hackney, N.)To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, considering the increasing commercial importance of Bolivia, he will consider the advisability of having a separate diplomatic representative for that country.
(Answered by Secretary Sir Edward Grey.) His Majesty's Minister at Lima was, in 1903, accredited as Minister-Resident and Consul-General to Bolivia, and a Consul was appointed who resides at La Paz, with Vice-Consuls at Sucre and Oruro. The present arrangement has been found so far to meet the requirements of the case, and it is not considered that there is as yet sufficient ground to justify the appointment of a separate diplomatic representative in Bolivia. The question will, however, be borne in mind with regard to future developments if such occur.