§ 1. Commander BELLAIRSasked the-Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether Spitzbergen is recognised as belonging to any Power, or whether this country, with its mineral resources, enjoys the benefit of no Government of any kind?
§ The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for FOREIGN AFFAIRS (Lord Robert Cecil)Spitzbergen does not belong to any Power and no form of Government has as yet been established there. An International Conference assembled in June, 1914, at Christiania to prepare a scheme for the administration of the islands and the settlement of various questions connected therewith, but found it necessary to adjourn before completing its labours.