§ Mr. Lewisasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will abstain from causing any obstacle to be put in the way of private investors who desire to purchase American-dollar securities having regard to their value as a potential reserve of purchasing power in America in time of war?
§ Sir J. SimonWhile the considerations referred to by my hon. Friend have weight in normal times, I think that under present circumstances National interests are best served by the adoption1332W of the course referred to in the answer which I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Lowestoft (Mr. Loftus) on the 20th April.