§ 59. Mr. Hollisasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what representations, and on what dates, he has received from the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury in protest against the clause empowering the Argentine Government to dispose freely, within the sterling area, of its sterling balances in the event of a balance of payments un-favourable to the Argentine.
§ 60. Mr. Boothbyasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how he reconciles the answers given to questions by the hon. Member for East Aberdeenshire and the hon. Member for Devizes (Mr. Hollis) on 5th November, 1946, in the last Session of Parliament, that he had received no representations on the subject of the Anglo-Argentine Economic Agreement from the Government of the U.S.A., and that no understanding had been reached between this country and the U.S.A. as to how we were to deal with our sterling obligations, with Mr. Snyder's letter of 31st October, 1946, protesting against Section 10 (ii) of the said Agreement, and his subsequent reply, released to the Press by the Treasury on 5th February.
§ Mr. DaltonI would refer the hon. Members to my reply to the hon. Member for Orpington (Sir W. Smithers) last Tuesday.