§ 54. Mr. Woodburnasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, in the subsequent discussions on international currency arrangements, it is proposed to introduce negotiations on the actual trading relations which the Currency Union is to facilitate.
§ Sir J. AndersonNo, Sir. I expect that discussions on international currency arrangements will be confined to monetary questions. As stated, however, in the recent White Paper (Cmd. 6519) the Statement of Principles for an International Monetary Fund is conceived as part of a general plan for international co-operation, the objectives of which, as a whole, would include the development of international trade, active employment, and the reasonable stability of prices.
§ 58. Sir Irving Alberyasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer which British Dominions and Allied countries took part in the discussions which resulted in the issue of the recent White Paper on International Currency Proposals.
§ Sir J. AndersonSo far as the United Kingdom Experts are concerned, the Joint Statement published in Command Paper 6519 was the result of an agreement between the United Kingdom and United States technical experts. Discussion at the technical level of the problems of international monetary co-operation has taken place between experts of a large number of the United Nations, including those of the Dominions and India, Russia, China, and all the European Allies, as well as those of others of the United Nations. But, in accepting the Joint Statement, the United Kingdom experts did not, of course, commit the experts of any other country.