§ Mr. TREVELYANasked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether any negotiations are now proceeding with a view to arrive at a settlement of the dispute which is depriving Newcastle-upon-Tyne of the services of the American Consulate?
§ Mr. McNEILLThis question was raised by the hon. Member for Newcastle, West (Mr. Adams) on the Motion for the Adjournment last Wednesday, and I then attempted to explain the successive steps in this unfortunate dispute and the grounds on which the Foreign Office had based their action. The latest notes exchanged between the. Secretary of State and the United States Ambassador on the subject were published in the Press on 3rd March. There is nothing that I can add.