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The Honourable Member...
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.. for Witney.
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- Good evening, Chiltern.
- Good evening, sir.
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I beg to ask the President
of the Board of Trade...
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.. to what extent he believes...
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.. the projected Argentine canal merits
the nation's attention and support.
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Mr Speaker...
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I believe this excellent scheme
represents a genuine opportunity...
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.. to extend our trading routes
and to stamp our authority...
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.. on an increasingly
vital portion of the globe.
:59:52
Excellent speech.
:59:57
Didn't expect to see you here.
:59:59
Neither did I, but I have developed
a sudden, very singular interest...
1:00:03
.. in politics.
1:00:05
- Married yet?
- Ask me again in half an hour.
1:00:11
What?
1:00:12
- Nothing.
- The Member for Cheltenham.
1:00:15
- Arthur!
- Shh.
1:00:16
I beg to ask the Under Secretary
for Foreign Affairs...
1:00:19
.. to clarify his position
in respect of the proposed scheme.
1:00:23
Hear, hear! Answer, sir!
1:00:27
Let me first of all
thank the Honourable Member...
1:00:31
.. for his articulate contribution
to the debate.
1:00:36
Since I last addressed this House
on the subject,...
1:00:40
.. I have had the opportunity...
1:00:42
.. to investigate this scheme
more thoroughly...
1:00:45
.. and to grasp fully the ramifications
of our lending it support.
1:00:53
I have to inform the House...
1:00:56
.. that I was...
1:00:58
.. mistaken...