§ 23. Mr. Stokesasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs why in spite of the decision to end multilateral reparations on 27th September, Messrs. Heidenreich and Harbeck of Hamburg were informed on 9th October that eleven machines, in addition to the eight already seized on 23rd September, would be removed shortly from their factory.
§ Mr. Bevin27th September was the date on which searching for plant for the multilateral reparations scheme ended. Requisitioning of such plant continued until the 16th October. The answer given on the 27th October to a similar Question was not strictly correct. Requisitioning and delivery are clearly different things. The answer I have just given puts the matter straight.