§ 7. Sir J. D. REESasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he can give the House any information regarding the progress of the Baghdad railway?
§ Mr. ACLANDI would refer to the answer which was given to the hon. Member for Yarmouth on 31st October last. I understand that a new section, thirty-two miles long, has been opened to traffic recently, and that this section is from Kishla to Karapuna, at the entrance to the great Tchakit gorge, where there are some extremely difficult tunnels to be bored. The line is now open to traffic from Konia to Mamouret, with the exception of the difficult sections through the Taurus. Between Mamouret and Aleppo there is more tun- 334 nelling through the Amanus range. From Aleppo to Jerablus a section has been completed.