§ 3. Sir W. de FRECEasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the Portuguese Minister of Foreign Affairs and the British Ambassador have exchanged Notes relating to the agreement between the British Government and the Portuguese Republic canceling the Portuguese concession in Chipoli and the British concession in Chinde; and if he will state the significance of this agreement?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINThe answer to the first part of the question is in the affirmative. The agreement was concluded as being mutually advantageous in view of the present course of trade in the part of Africa concerned, which renders the special arrangement formally existing at Chinde no longer necessary.