HC Deb 21 October 1941 vol 374 c1629
55. Sir Stanley Reed

(for Lieut.-Colonel Boles) asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of War Transport what arrangements have been made, in view of the number of British ships using ports on the western Atlantic seaboard, to enable their crews to obtain local currency?

Colonel Llewellin

Members of the crews of British ships can obtain advances in local currency from the masters, who have discretion to make advances, and no special arrangements have proved to be necessary.