§ 2. Mr. GINNELLasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, since Russia and Japan have no money to lend to China, in respect of what interests they were admitted to the financial group for providing China with money, now called the six-Power group; and, if the interests in question comprise designs upon Chinese territory or restriction upon China in any part of her territory will he state the extent of the design or restriction, whether Great Britain concurs in enforcing it, and how it is reconcilable with the integrity and independence of China?
§ Sir E. GREYIt was clearly desirable that all the Powers interested in the stability of China should be in agreement in the matter of a loan, so as to avoid, as far as possible, individual lending in return for special concessions which might have been of a political or territorial nature; and Russia and Japan, who are close neighbours of China, could not possibly be excluded from considerations of this kind. There has been no question in any of the conditions proposed to China of any designs on Chinese territory or independence.