§ Mr. NOEL BUXTONasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he was now able to publish the Report of Sir Roger Casement upon the conditions of labour in connection with the Putumayo rubber industry?
§ The SECRETARY of STATE for FOREIGN AFFAIRS (Sir Edward Grey)I hope to be able to publish Sir R. Casement's Report very shortly, but am not yet in a position to announce the actual date, as I am consulting the Government of the United States about the publication of some communications that have passed with them.
§ Sir J. D. REESWhat is the status of the British Foreign Office in regard to this matter?
§ Sir E. GREYThere were reports which appeared as regards certain events in this part of the world which concerned a British company. The reason why we sent a Consul there to report to us was that we had information that some British subjects of Barbadoes were in a state of distress there.