§ 38. Mr. Alan Herbertasked the Minister for the Co-ordination of Defence whether the Committee of Imperial Defence was consulted concerning the proposal to permit oil-tankers to pass up 124 the Thames as far as Purfleet; and whether His Majesty's Government will veto the erection of storage-tanks above ground at that place?
§ Sir T. InskipThe reply to the first part of the question is in the affirmative. As to the second part, His Majesty's Government will take appropriate steps to discourage the erection of any storage-tanks contrary to the public interest.