asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether and in what manner the appreciation of this country has been expressed to His Excellency the President of Chile for the important part, as is now known, he played in bringing about the cessation of hostilities between Bolivia and Paraguay?

A Note expressing the congratulations of His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom was on my instructions addressed to the Chilean Government by His Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires at Santiago on the 17th June.

While thanking my right hon. Friend for his answer, does he not agree that the lead taken by the President of Chile provides an example which might well be followed elsewhere, and that it is calculated to strengthen the very friendly relations which already exist between this country and Chile and all the South American nations?

It is because we wish to give testimony to the good work of the President that we authorised our Chargé d'Affaires to convey the message.