§ 17. Dr. CHAPPLEasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether His Majesty's commercial diplomatic officers in foreign countries have been given any instructions to hold themselves at the service of the Dominions, the Colonies, and India in any need that might arise within their competence to deal with.?
§ Mr. LUNN (Secretary, Overseas Trade Department)I have been asked to reply. The answer is: Yes, Sir. A copy of the Summary of Conclusions of the Imperial Economic Conference, 1923, has been sent to commercial diplomatic officers, and special instructions have been issued calling their attention to Resolution 4 (A) (1), under which their services are placed at the disposal of the Governments of the Dominions and India and of the Colonies and Protectorates in the same way and to the same extent as the services of His Majesty's Trade Commissioners within the Empire are already at their disposal.