§ Mr. MIDDLEMOREasked whether the Foreign Office had directly or indirectly 416 supported the tender of Messrs. Armstrong and Company for the construction of warships for the Turkish Government?
Mr. McKINNON WOODMessrs. 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.