§ 3. Mr. HANNONasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he can make any statement to the House on the progress of the revolution in Peru; if any menace to British interests is involved; and if such measures as are necessary for the safety of the lives and property of British nationals have been taken?
Mr. A. HENDERSONHis Majesty's Minister reports that the Provisional President of the Junta resigned on the 1st of March. A Provisional Junta has now been formed, but it is as yet uncertain whether it will be recognised by the insurgents in Southern Peru. As regards the second and third parts of the question, special measures were taken by the Peruvian authorities to protect British interests in various areas where disorders seemed possible, but I am informed that the situation in these areas is now calm. I am glad to say that no direct menace to British life and property has been reported up to the present.