§ 47. Sir J. D. REESasked the Prime Minister whether, under existing arrangements, any of the American cotton crop 987 due for shipment in September can be shipped to Germany; and will he say when cotton will be made absolute contraband of war?
§ The PRIME MINISTERThe answer to the first part of the question is in the negative. As regards the second part, I have nothing to add to what was said by the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs this week.