HC Deb 27 November 1952 vol 508 cc609-10
5. Mr. Osborne

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer why he has sent Mr. R. S. Symons from his Department to join the British delegation in the Argentine.

Mr. Maudling

To advise on the financial aspects of the present negotiations.

Mr. Osborne

As the negotiations have been going on since February, does this mean that the stumbling block is a financial one and not a future trade one?

Mr. Maudling

The negotiations are in progress, and it would be quite wrong for me to make any statement at present about their course.