BRITISH FOREIGN OFFICE.

Mataura Ensign, 1 July 1914, Page 5

BRITISH FOREIGN OFFICE.

STATEMENT BY SIR E. GREY

BY ELECTRIC TEDEGBAPH COPYRIGHT, PEE UNITED P-RESS 'ASSOCIATION.

LONDON. June 30.. Sir 7T. Grey (Foreign Minister), replying to questions and criticisms in theJElouse of Commons, vigorously dercnuxil Tha Persian oil contract. Nowhere else, lie could the Admiral tv iiave ma'To sure of an oil simply ! with fewer obligations and less dangereiis commitments. It was intended to Cevelop the oi'field as' far south, as possible. Regarding the Bagdad negotiations, the railva.v would terminate at ■Bn«sorah ) ' anc? would not lie exj tended n: the gulf without British conjseni. Turkey recognised the status ] <mo :<>!■ the gulf, 'and Hritjiin agret-d | Vr jut-1 by 4 per cent, the Turkish I Qistoti.Sj making them I.3'per cent, v Concerning the New Hebrides. Sir K; A Crejv said the situation was in' no visi' sajisfaetuiT under the CraidoniiiviiimAbut he deprecated the* publieatie<n. of\verort* oil' one side. a<t that would b'-\;.a!eui-.{t«l to ryuse bickering il,. tiitMvi Utwum tile: two Govern tf,\ w enable to say whetln i oi Sntjf UiAViusfi conference would acble-'. t'in> >' ■> >1 import nice. Ht •najßed -njpm iwt m sight <ff an agree Weal on ..mkLJi ug leally worth having