§ 66. Mr. Manderasked the Minister of Economic Warfare whether a decision has now been arrived at with regard to dealing in an effective manner, by blockade or otherwise, with the greatly increased imports of foreign goods through Vladivostock, which may find their way into Germany?
§ Mr. ManderIn view of the enormous increase in the exports from the United States, and through Vladivostock into Russia, will he not take some very definite action to prevent the enemy receiving support in this way?
§ Mr. ManderI shall be very glad to submit suggestions.
§ 67. Mr. G. Straussasked the Minister of Economic Warfare whether he can give the latest figures of the contraband and German exports detained by the contraband control?
§ Mr. CrossBy 8th March over 1,100,000 tons of contraband had been ordered to be seized by the Allied Contraband Committees, of which the United Kingdom share was approximately half. Eighteen hundred tons of enemy exports have been discharged and placed in prize by the British Enemy Exports Committee. Figures for the amount of enemy exports placed in prize by the French authorities are not available.
§ Mr. StraussDoes that mean that so far only 1,800 tons of German exports have been intercepted by the British Government?
§ Mr. CrossOnly 1,800 tons of exports have been placed in prize, but the hon. Member will realise that the quantity of goods either seized as contraband or placed in prize is no measure of the success of the blockade.