HC Deb 30 May 1940 vol 361 c684W
Mr. Cary

asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will consult with the French Government as to the advisability of setting up an inter-Allied board with a view to canalising and distributing to the best advantage the products and raw materials of the Colonial Empires of the Allies?

Mr. George Hall

As my hon. Friend is probably aware, my right hon. Friend the Minister of Health visited Paris in March, when he was Secretary of State for the Colonies, to discuss various matters with the French Colonial Minister. As a result of this meeting, concerted arrangements are being made for dealing with the products and raw materials of the British and French Colonial Empires.