§ 55. Mr. CLAYTONasked the Minister of Agriculture, in view of the fact that there is no guarantee that, under Article 14 of the Nauru Island Agreement, the present allotment of 42 per cent. of the output of Nauru/Ocean Island phosphates will be available for the United Kingdom at any time in the near future, what provision is being made against emergencies and dependence upon foreign sources for supplies of this essential product?
§ Mr. BUXTONThe two main sources of supply of phosphate rock at present available in this country are North Africa, including Tunis, Algeria and Morocco, and the United States of America. I cannot imagine any "emergency" which might shut off supplies from North Africa or the United States of America which would not render it equally impossible for supplies to be obtained from Nauru.