§ Sir WILLIAM BULLasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether His Majesty's Government has considered any proposals to cede the whole or part of the Colony of Gambia to a foreign Power?
§ Sir WILLIAM BULLasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, in the event of the whole or part of the Colony of Gambia being ceded to a foreign Power, he can state what measures are contemplated for adequately safeguarding the interests of British traders, British trade interests, and British subjects resident in the Colony?
Mr. McKINNON WOODIt would be premature to contemplate measures for safeguarding British interests in the Colony of the Gambia when no proposal for its cession is before His Majesty's Government.