§ 65. Mr. John Grimstonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will investigate further amongst all parties to the negotiations, both official and unofficial, the leakage of news on 26th April, concerning the Government's sale of shares in Tanganyika Concessions, in view of the fact that these Concessions are a principal source of uranium.
§ 70. Wing-Commander Bullusasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will investigate further how the essential details of the transaction between the Bank of England and an Anglo-Belgian group of mining companies for the sale of 1,667,961 shares of Tanganyika Concessions came to be published on 26th April, two days before the announcement was made by him.
§ Sir S. CrippsI am satisfied that further inquiries would not serve any useful purpose.
§ Mr. GrimstonDoes not the Chancellor think it very disturbing that our only Communist daily newspaper, which is normally relied on to be last with the news, should show itself so very well-informed on this matter?
§ Sir S. CrippsI do not think that it is very disturbing in view of the very wide circulation which necessarily this agreement had before it was actually settled.
§ Mr. EdenDo I understand that the right hon. and learned Gentleman has made inquiries and investigated?
§ Sir S. CrippsI have made inquiries, and I find that the agreement bad necessarily a very wide circulation before it was actually finalised, owing to the large number of groups and other people interested in it.