§ 5. Mr. KINGasked whether the Report of United States Consul Eberhardt at Iquitos, made in December, 1907, to his Government at Washington, and referring to the conditions on the property of the Peruvian Amazon Company, formed the basis of communications between the United States Government and the Foreign Office; and, if so, when was the first communication made?
§ Sir E. GREYThe answer is in the negative. The first communication between the two Governments with regard to the proceedings of the Peruvian Amazon Company took place between His Majesty's Government and the Government of the United States in October, 1909, and was based on questions asked in this House in September and October of that year. The questions referred to a Report on the subject from the United States Consul at 1330 Iquitos, and consequently His Majesty's Ambassador at Washington was instructed on 20th October, 1909, to ascertain whether such a Report had been furnished to the United States Government, and he replied on 28th October that the United States State Department had no Report on the subject.