HC Deb 28 June 1911 vol 27 cc415-6
Mr. MIDDLEMORE

asked whether the Foreign Office had directly or indirectly supported the tender of Messrs. Armstrong and Company for the construction of warships for the Turkish Government?

Mr. McKINNON WOOD

Messrs. Armstrong, Vickers, and Brown were invited by the Turkish Government to send representatives to Constantinople to tender for the construction of warships, including guns and armour, for the Turkish Navy; and they received support from His Majesty's Government.