§ 52. Mr. HARRY LAWSONasked whether, although it has been decided that Great Britain will take no official part in the San Francisco Exhibition, the Board of Trade and the Foreign Office will give all possible and necessary advice and assistance to those public bodies and committees seeking to promote private enterprise for the purpose?
The PRESIDENT of the BOARD of TRADE {Mr. Burns)As my right hon. Friend stated in the House in August last. His Majesty's Government will do nothing to discourage the participation of private individuals in the San Francisco Exhibition, and the Board of Trade will be prepared to give such information as they may possess regarding the exhibition to any public bodies or invidual firms that may apply to them.
§ Mr. HARRY LAWSONMay I ask the whether the Foreign Office will co-operate?
§ Mr. BURNSThe Foreign Office, the Board of Trade, and other Departments will co-operate in the direction suggested by my hon. Friend.