§ 69. Sir F. WISEasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer who are the chief shareholders in the Turkish Petroleum Company; and what is their respective percentage of holdings to the total capital?
§ Sir P. CUNLIFFE-LISTERI have been asked to reply. The present shareholders in the Turkish Petroleum Company, and their respective percentage of holdings, are as follow:
Per cent. Anglo-Persian Oil Co., Ltd. 47½ Royal Dutch Shell group 22½ Compagnie Francaise de Petrole 25 Mr. C. S. Gulbenkian 5
§ Lieut.-Commander KENWORTHYIs it proposed that part of this holding should be sold to an American company? Have the Government knowledge of that?
§ Sir P. CUNLIFFE-LISTERThat question does not arise.