§ Mr. LLOYDasked the Under-Secretary of State for India, whether any recent negotiations have passed between this country and France, with regard to the arms traffic at Muscat; and, if so, whether such negotiations have had a successful issue?
The UNDER-SECRETARY for FOREIGN AFFAIRS (Mr. McKinnon Wood)Negotiations have taken place, but no settlement has yet been arrived at.
§ Mr. LLOYDCan the hon. Gentleman give an undertaking that the matter will be pressed further at an early date?