§ Sir R. COOPERasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the agreement between the five-Power group, formed for the purpose of issuing Chinese loans, has been dissolved; and will he state if there is now an opening for private British merchants and financial institutions to secure contracts direct from the Chinese Government with the support of the Foreign Office?
§ Sir E. GREYThe answer to the first part of the question is in the negative, and the inquiry contained in the second part does not therefore arise.