§ SIR JOHN COLOMB (Great Yarmouth)To ask the President of the Board of Trade whether the Government I of Japan guarantees against loss vessels proceeding with cargoes to Japan; and, if so, can he state whether such guarantees are restricted to vessels chartered by the Japanese Government or are given generally, and also whether such guarantees are confined to vessels carrying particular cargoes; and, if so, what cargoes.
(Answered by Mr. Gerald Balfour.) His Majesty's Government have no knowledge of the terms of any contracts which the Japanese Government or their agents may have concluded with firms in this country, and are consequently not in a position to answer the right hon. Member's Question.