§ 32. Mr. Sutcliffeasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if any steps will 1782 be taken to consult the spinning industry in this country about the plan for importing cotton into the British and U.S. zones of Germany for the use of mills in those areas.
§ Mr. MayhewThe advice of the British cotton industry has already been sought and given on matters concerning the processing of cotton in the Combined zone.
§ 33. Mr. Sutcliffeasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he will give details of the agreement by which 8,000,000 yards of cotton textiles made in Britain for the manufacture of loin cloths for East-African natives are to be supplied by the Export and Import Agency of the British and U.S. zones of Germany.
§ Mr. MayhewPrivate firms in this country have concluded a number of contracts with German manufacturers through the joint Export/Import Agency for the processing of raw cotton. It is understood that some of the cotton cloth thus produced will be finished in the United Kingdom and is destined for the African market.