§ Mr. Hamilton Kerrasked the Secretary of State for Burma whether, in view of the possibilites of the proposed Burma-Yunnan road for transport of Lancashire textiles into China after the war, he will suggest to the Burmese Government the desirability of preparing the section of this railway leading from the head of the present Burmese railway to the Chinese frontier?
§ Mr. AmeryThe problems which the project of a Burma-Yunnan railway presents are receiving the urgent consideration of the Government. The engineering difficulties are very great and so is the question of the supply in present conditions of the material required.