§ MR. LONSDALEI beg to ask the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will state the date upon which the Congolese troops evacuated the Soudanese Bahr-el-Ghazal, in accordance with the terms of the Anglo-Belgian Convention.
§ SIR EDWARD GREYInstructions were sent by the Congo Government to the Commandant at Lado on 8th April, to evacuate all Congolese posts in the Bahr-el-Ghazal. I am not aware whether these instructions have yet been fully carried out.
§ MR. LONSDALECan the right hon. Gentleman state the date on which the Convention was entered into, and the reason for the delay?
§ SIR EDWARD GREYI have given the date at least once, and have explained that the actual date of evacuation must depend to a great extent on the season of the year and climatic conditions.