§ 16. Sir RENNELL RODDasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has received any report from His Majesty's Ambassador in Washington regarding the refusal of the Government of the United States to sanction the landing of timber produced by forced labour or prison labour in Russia?
Mr. A. HENDERSONHis Majesty's Ambassador at Washington reported on the 10th of July that the United States Treasury decided late on the 7th instant that shipments of Russian lumber which had already reached United States ports should be admitted. The United States Treasury also announced that shipments now in transit to United States destinations might likewise be admitted on their arrival in the absence of any instructions to the contrary in the meantime.
Lieut.-Colonel Sir FREDERICK HALLHave they not intimated that any other cargo for sale henceforth will not be admitted? Would not that decision be worth taking into consideration in the case of goods imported into this country, when those goods have been produced by convict labour?
Mr. HENDERSONThat is another question, and the hon. and gallant Gentleman had better put it on the Paper.