§ 8. Commander Nobleasked the Minister of Transport whether countries within the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, which also have commitments in other parts of the world, are free to decide how they allocate their shipping to the Defence Shipping Authority; and, if not, how this is to be done.
§ Mr. BarnesThe intention is that the Defence Shipping Authority should be responsible for meeting shipping needs in all parts of the world, not only in the North Atlantic area. Countries having commitments in other parts of the world could, therefore, call upon the services, not only of their own ships, but also of all other ships under the control of this Authority.