HC Deb 21 January 1924 vol 169 c485
18. Mr. GRAY

asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he can assure the House that no interference with the control by the Germans of the railways in the British occupied area will result from the present negotiations between the French and British Governments regarding the administration of these railways?

Mr. McNEILL

Pending the negotiations which are still proceeding it would be premature to make any statement on the subject.

Mr. GRAY

Have these negotiations any relation to the blockade declared by France?

Mr. McNEILL

Well, they are certainly related subjects, but I should not like to say that the same negotiations cover both.