§ 6. Colonel YATEasked the Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, before the removal of the embargo on the import of cotton into Switzerland, the Admiralty, the War Office, and the Air Board were consulted in the matter; and, if so, will he state whether they did or did not favour the removal of the embargo?
§ Lord R. CECILRepresentatives of the Admiralty and War Office took part in the negotiations leading to the removal of the embargo. Beyond this the offices named were not formally consulted. I have received no intimation from them on the subject.
§ Colonel YATEWill the right hon. Gentleman answer the last part of my question: Did they or did they not favour the removal of the embargo?
§ Lord R. CECILI cannot answer it beyond what I have said. There were representatives of these two offices concerned in the negotiations, and I have received no information from them on the subject.