§ 13. Mr. DAGGARasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will give the names of those countries with whom an arrangement regarding coal has been entered into in a trade agreement; the date of each agreement; and the date of its operation?
§ Mr. RUNCIMANAs the answer is somewhat long I will circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the answer:
§ Specific arrangements regarding coal are contained in the following Trade Agreements with foreign countries:
§ Argentina: Supplementary Agreement of 26th September, 1933inforce on 7th November, 1933.
§ Denmark: Trade Agreement of 24th April, 1933—in force on 20th June, 1933.
§ Estonia: Trade Agreement of 17th July, 1934—in force on8th September, 1934.
§ Finland: Trade Agreement of 29th September, 1933—inforce on 23rd November, 1933.
§ France: Trade Agreement of 27th June, 1934—in force on1st July, 1934.
§ Germany: Agreement regarding Commercial Relations of 13thApril-3rd May, 1933—in force on 8th May, 1933:also the Anglo-German Payments Agreement of 1st November, 1934—inforce on that date.
§ Iceland: Trade Agreement of 19th May, 1933—in force on28th June, 1933.
§ Italy: Agreement regarding Trade and Payments of 27thApril, 1935—in force on 1st May, 1935.
§ Latvia: Trade Agreement of 17th July, 1934—in force on12th October, 1934.
§ Lithuania: Trade Agreement of 6th July, 1934—in force on 12th August, 1934.
§ Norway and Sweden: Trade Agreements of 15thMay, 1933—in force on 7th July, 1933.
§ NOTE: Coal is also covered by the general quota provisions of the Exchange of Notes between His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands Government of 20th-30th 935 July, 1934, which came into force on 1st August, 1934.