§ Colonel YATEasked whether, in view of the political and commercial interests possessed by India in regard to the Baghdad Railway, the Government of India is being fully consulted in the negotiations that are now going on with regard to the Baghdad Railway; and whether, in the event of any agreement being arrived at, the Government of India will be given an opportunity of expressing its views before the agreement is concluded?
Mr. McKINNON WOODI am in full consultation with the Secretary of State for India, with whom communication with the Government of India rests, and who, as I am aware, keeps himself well informed as to the views of the representatives of His Majesty's Government in India.