HC Deb 04 March 1931 vol 249 c402W
Rear-Admiral BEAMISH

asked the Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department if he will consider the appointment of a British trade commissioner in Tanganyika territory at an early date?

Mr. SHINWELL

Although my hon. Friend has under consideration the question of the allocation of the trade commissioners' areas in Southern and Eastern Africa, he regrets that he can hold out no hope that it will be possible to establish a separate trade commissioner post in Tanganyika territory.

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