§ 5. Mr. RANKINasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether his 1128 attention has been called to the action taken by the Argentine authorities against British meat interests, British tramway interests, and other commercial undertakings in which British subjects are interested; whether he will inquire from the British Minister to Argentina what are the reasons for these different steps; and whether they represent any official line of policy with regard to the development of Argentina by British capital?
§ Sir J. SIMONI am carefully watching developments affecting British interests in Argentina, with regard to which His Majesty's Ambassador at Buenos Aires is keeping me fully informed, and I am also in touch with representatives of those interests here. As regards the second part of this question, I should explain that His Majesty's Ambassador is already in communication with the Argentine Government in connection with this matter. I see no reason to assume that the actions of the Argentine authorities to which my hon. Friend refers are to be interpreted as he suggests.