§ MR. SMEATON (Stirlingshire)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, during the negotiations which preceded the Treaty between Siam and France which has just been concluded, His Majesty's Government were consulted; whether that Treaty permits any extension of French influence or interests on the right bank of the Mekong towards the British political frontier; and whether the Treaty gives any preference to French merchandise passing into Siam over merchandise coming from the British Shan States.
§ THE SECRETARY of STATE for FOREIGN AFFAIRS (Sir Edward Grey,) Northumberland, BerwickI must ask the hon. Member to wait till the terms of the Treaty are made public before I can answer Questions about it.