§ 6. Colonel WEDGWOODasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies 1672 whether it has yet been settled that the oil pipe-line from Iraq is to dehouch at Haifa?
§ Mr. AMERYNo, Sir; so far as I know no decision in the matter has yet been reached by the oil company concerned.
§ Colonel WEDGWOODIs the question still a subject of discussion between this Government and the French Government or has this point been settled?
§ Mr. AMERYIt is not a matter for discussion between Governments. It is a question for the company to consider in its own interests.
§ Colonel WEDGWOODThe company is controlled by the British Government, is it not; and therefore may I ask whether the British Government itself is interested in where this pipe-line debouches?
§ Mr. AMERYThe right hon. and gallant Member is mistaken. The company is not controlled in any sense by the British Government.