§ Mr. LLOYDasked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether the Muscat arms traffic question was discussed or raised by England at the Hague or the International Arms Conferences; and, if so, what was the attitude adopted by France?
§ Mr. MONTAGUThe Muscat arms traffic question was discussed at the Brussels Arms Conference. The French Government did not feel able to renounce the rights of unrestricted trade which they enjoy under their Treaty with Muscat of 1844.