Mr. MacCALLUM SCOTTasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he was able to communicate to the House the text of the circular note issued by the Italian Government to the Powers last month, notifying the attack upon the Turkish vilayet of Tripoli, and the terms of the reply of His Majesty's Government made to that communication?
§ The SECRETARY of STATE for FOREIGN AFFAIRS (Sir Edward Grey)A notification of the declaration of war 272 between Italy and Turkey was communicated to His Majesty's Government on 30th September. His Majesty's Government duly issued a declaration of neutrality. It would be undesirable to lay any papers on the subject at the present juncture.