§ Lord H. CAVENDISH-BENTINCKasked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, seeing that his predecessor admitted, on the 1st March, 1922, that the Foreign Office had received Reports which confirmed the allegation of widespread and growing slave-trading in Abyssinia, he will say whether, since that date, any further Reports have been received from British officials or other sources; and whether any such Reports will be forwarded to the Council of the League of Nations?
§ Mr. McNEILLThe facts in regard to the capture of a dhow in the Red Sea were given to the hon. Member for Derby (Mr. C. Roberts) in answer to his question of 21st March last. In addition, two-general Reports on slave-trading and raiding have been received at the Foreign Office since 1st March, 1922. It is not intended to forward these Reports to the Council of the League of Nations, but I will lay them as a White Paper.