§ 51. Mr. CRAWFURDasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, seeing that by the convention for the assessment and reparation of damage suffered in Turkey the validity of Rumanian claims was conditional on Rumania signing the convention before the coming into force of the treaty of peace with Turkey dated 24th July, 1923, and that this treaty came into force in August, 1925, by which date Rumania had not signed the above-mentioned convention, whether he will state why the claims of Rumania are being considered?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLThe Rumanian Government have now adhered to the Turkish Reparation Convention, a fresh Protocol having been signed by the Governments concerned by which the Rumanian Government were enabled to adhere in spite of the expiration of the time limit originally fixed. This concession was granted to Rumania on the ground that it would be inequitable for the Rumanian claims to be debarred from the treatment accorded to similar British, French, Italian and Japanese claims.
§ Mr. CRAWFURDCan the right hon. Gentleman give me the date when the second Protocol was signed?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLI could with notice.