§ 52. Mr. Manderasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what action it is proposed to take with reference to the relation between sterling and the franc in future?
§ Sir K. WoodThe French franc is not quoted or dealt in in this country, and the Trading with the Enemy Act and Orders issued thereunder do not allow any person to transmit orders to pay or receive francs in Metropolitan France or to make sterling payments for account of residents in that territory.
Mr. MenderIs it the case, then, that sterling and the French franc are no longer linked together and that the French franc is now linked to the dollar?
§ Mr. Craven-EllisMay we take it from what my right hon. Friend says that the tripartite agreement is at an end?
§ Sir K. WoodThat is one of the matters which may call for consideration.