§ 4. Sir MARTIN CONWAYasked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he can now state what securities have been taken for the protection of British enterprises in Spitsbergen under the terms of the proposed Grant of the sovereignty of that country to Norway?
Mr. D. WARDI cannot at present give the exact terms. The treaty, however, granting the sovereignty of Spitsbergen to Norway contains the most careful provisions for the protection of British enterprises in Spitsbergen, which will be entitled to the same privileges as those enjoyed by the nationals of any other Power, including Norway.
§ Sir M. CONWAYMay I ask whether the actual terms will be published, also whether they are capable of modification, and whether the parties interested in British enterprise will have an opportunity of expressing their views on these terms before they are finally accepted?