§ 37. Mr. LEES-JONES (for Captain FULLER)asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to what extent the Argentine Government is defaulting on any of its bonds; whether the recent issue is for the purpose of meeting such defaults; and whether the reaction on the British livestock industry was taken into account when the issue was sanctioned?
§ Mr. EDENThe Argentine Government are not, so far as I am aware, in default on any of their bonds, so that the second part of the quesiton does not arise. In these circumstances I am not clear that the recent issue of the bonds to which my hon. Friend refers can be regarded as having any reaction on the British livestock industry.