Mr. E. L. Fleming, Conservative member for Withington, Manchester, brought up the question of whether 'East African colonies are' included in the terms of the Congo Basin Treaty of 1885 and the Anglo-Japanese Agreement of 1919 with respect to trading facilities."
Mr. Oliver Stanley, President of the Board, replied, "I assume that Mr. Fleming, when he refers to the 'Anglo-Japanese ent of 1919, has in mind' the Convention of St. German-en-Lave relating to the Congo Basin and to which Japan is a party.
"British colonial dependencies to which the agreements of 1885 and 1919 apply are Kenya and Uganda, Tanganyika Territory, Zanzibar, Nyasalond and part of Northern Rhodesia."
Mr. Fleming then asked: "Is Int. Stanley aware of the dissatisfaction roused in Lancashire over the crippling effects of trade treaties and of present conditions as regards the export of textiles to our own colonies in Afriva Mr. Stanley answered, "It has been explained on several occasions that there is no motive powerful enough to alter these treaties.
"As a matter of fact, Italian imports of cotton goods into these areas was worth about £1,000,000."—Havas, America Pleased With
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