(Untitled), 11 Mar 1910

Item

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 12/15/35-39

Scope and Contents

Letter from WSC (Home Office) to King Edward VII describing events in the House of Commons including: the fact that the Vote on Account approved by the House of Commons will supply the Government for six weeks and is therefore indicative of the Government's uncertain position and the financial powers of the House of Commons; reaction by Austen Chamberlain and F E Smith [later Lord Birkenhead] to the Government's decision; Sir Edward Grey's statement of Foreign Office policy on the Belgian annexation of the Congo [later Zaire, then the Democratic Republic of the Congo]; and WSC's opinions on the naval estimates which are due to be discussed and on Reginald McKenna's ship-building programme.

Dates

Creation: 11 Mar 1910

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