HC Deb 26 November 1917 vol 99 c1611
8. Mr. KEATING

asked the Secretary to the Board of Trade if he is aware that an announcement has been made that Messrs. William Higgs and Company, of Moscow, have been appointed by the British Trade Corporation to act as intermediary for the operations of the corporation in Russia; and will he state the grounds for appointing this firm?

Mr. WARDLE

I am not aware of any such announcement, and I am informed that the British Trade Corporation have not appointed the firm in question to be their representatives in Russia.