HC Deb 19 March 1907 vol 171 cc657-8
MR. LYNCH (Yorkshire, W.R., Ripon)

I beg to ask the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he can inform the House of the present state of the negotiations between Turkey and Persia for the ratification of the Turco-Persian frontier; and whether any steps are being taken by His Majesty's Government and that of Russia to bring about a speedy settlement of the dispute in question, and the recall of the Turkish troops.

SIR EDWARD GREY

A joint Perso-Turkish Commission has been appointed to settle the dispute with regard to the frontier in the Passova district, and also to delimit the whole boundary between the two countries. The Commission has already arrived at Mosoul, which is to be its headquarters during the remaining winter months. The present situation does not, therefore, require any steps.