§ 88. Mr. GOULDasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Shipping Controller if he has any official information showing that the United States Government are prepared to offer an equitable rate of freight to German shipowners for the employment of their vessels; whether it has been agreed between the Allies to forego the demand for the ton-for-ton policy; and if it is intended to allow the ownership of German shipping to be retained by Germans?
§ The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the MINISTRY of SHIPPING (Colonel Leslie Wilson)The answer to the first part of the question is in the negative. I may add that any action necessary to secure the employment of German vessels has been and will continue to betaken by the Associated Governments in concert. The matters referred to in the second and third parts of the question are under consideration with a view to determination in the peace terms.