§ Mr. DALTONasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether any negotiations have been initiated between His Majesty's Government and the Government of the United States of America for the conclusion of an arbitration treaty in replacement of the Anglo-American Treaty which expires next year; and, if so, whether he can furnish any particulars of the scope of the proposed new treaty?
§ Sir A. CHAMBERLAINThe renewal of the 1908 Convention is at present under discussion with the Dominions.