Consideration of Raising Arms Embargo: Naval Advisers The following questions and [answers in Parliament Inst month fre taken from Hansard:
Arms Embargo Agreement Sir W. de Froce asked the Seeretary of State for Foreign Affairs:
he will suggest to the other' Powers concerned the desirability lof raising the embargo on the importation of arms into China, on the: [ground that an embargo is both Gerogatory to the newly constituted National Goverment and restrieof employment in this coun Loan of Naval Officers tion of the termination of the China Arnix Embargo Agreeaicnt of 1919)
resent_under consideration, Sir W. de Frece asked the Lord of the Admiralty whether a.
est has been put forward on officers te help the Chinese. Nav Mr. Bridgeman—No_{¢ quest on behalf of the Chinese Government for the loan of British oval officers has been put fore ward, but, in reply to informal in quiries which have been received, we have replied that, ssu long ax the China Arms Embargo Agreement, is in force, we cannot sive such stance. We shall, however, be on {oo pleased to render such assistance' a8 soon as the restrictions are removed.
China Indemnity Fund Mr. Looker asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs when ther, mow that the Nanking Gove ernment hax been recognized by Great Britain, any steps are being: taken to give effect to the proposals: relating to the China Indemnity Fund?
Br, Godfrey Locker-Lampson—It is, of course, impossible to find time during the present Session to pass an amending Act, as wa forixinally contemplated. My right] hon. friend has therefore been in communication with His Majesty's! Minister at Peking in an endeavour to find means to expedite action 70 as to release some portion of the: funds at an early date for pur-of mutual benefit to Great.
Britain and stich at have been recommended by the Buxton Advisory Committee, Mr, Looker gentleman issue a White Pa ier showing the proposals contemplated by the Government, 80 that the House may have an op: portunity of considering them be fore the Government are committed them? to eultation with that matter in cone riy Fight hon, felond Captain Crookshenk—I¢ the right hon. gentleman ip a White Paper. will he. at the same on the Ther Mongolian time. state the total expenditure in has been received with the which this country has been involve utmost favour, and, shook Ataman led in China since the passage of
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