71. Miss WARDasked the President of the Board of Trade whether, in view of the difficulties experienced in the maintenance of shipping freights in the Baltic, he will consider calling a conference of the interests concerned, with a view to taking steps to find a solution of the problem?
§ Mr. RUNCIMANI presume my hon. Friend refers to the scheme known as the Balt-White Scheme which was organised by the Baltic and International Maritime Conference with a, view to establishing minimum rates of freight in the timber trade from the Baltic and White Seas. I hope that as a result of the discussion with the Soviet trade representative in this country, referred to in my answer to questions on 16th June, there will be a meeting between the Soviet chartering 1960 organisations and British shipowners which may remove some of the difficulties which now exist.