§ 31. Captain CUNNINGHAM-REIDasked the President of the Board of Trade if he has obtained, in, connection with the recent Anglo-German Trade Agreement, an assurance from the German Government that German importers desirous of importing British coal and coke will be granted facilities by the Reichsbank to obtain the necessary devisen foreign currency to complete the purchases?
§ Mr. RUNCIMANNo, Sir; I am not aware that coal exporters have had difficulty in obtaining payment from Germany and I do not anticipate that difficulty will arise in the future.