HC Deb 19 March 1935 vol 299 c985
19. Mr. DINGLE FOOT

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether, in the agreement with Brazil which is now being negotiated, arrangements will be made for the provision of exchange relating to goods cleared prior to 7th April, 1934, in respect of which the shippers are not covered by deposit of milreis?

Mr. RUNCIMAN

The reply which I gave to the hon. Member on this subject on the 7th March was in a form agreed with the Brazilian Financial Mission, and I am not at present in a position to add to it. As the hon. Member will see from that reply, it is hoped that the agreement embodying the results of the negotiations with the mission will be signed during the course of the next two or three weeks and the text will be published immediately thereafter.

Mr. FOOT

Did not the right hon. Gentleman on a former occasion ask me to put down a question on this specific subject?

Mr. RUNCIMAN

Yes, Sir, and I can only repeat the invitation.