HC Deb 19 December 1933 vol 284 cc1114-5
62. Mr. MANDER

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs the result of the conversations that took place during the late King Feisal's visit to London with regard to financial aid for the proposed railway from Bagdad to the Mediterranean?

The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for FOREIGN AFFAIRS (Mr. Eden)

Although certain questions in regard to the future of the Iraqi railways in general were discussed during the late King Feisal's visit to London last summer, no decision was reached regarding the finances of the proposed railway from Bagdad to the Mediterranean.