§ Mr. HART-DAVIESasked whether the traffic in arms by way of Muscat and the Persian Gulf exists in quite undiminished vigour; and whether there is any hope that the Brussels Commission will, within a reasonable time, formulate any international means of dealing with this admitted evil?
§ Mr. McKINNON WOODThe arms traffic in the Persian Gulf still exists on an extensive scale, and the matter is being considered by His Majesty's Government. I cannot answer the second part of the quesion until the Brussels Arms Conference, which is to meet again on 4th December next, has reached a conclusion.
§ Mr. HART-DAVIESIs the hon. Gentleman aware that at present such an enormous number of rifles is being imported, by this route that many of them are actually being sent over into India?
§ Mr. McKINNON WOODI am afraid that that is true.