§ 79. Mr. Bairdasked the President of the Board of Trade what medicines are on the list of goods on which there is an embargo for export to China.
§ Mr. LowThe embargo covers a few basic materials such as bismuth and mercury compounds which could be used for medicinal as well as strategic purposes. Antibiotics, sulphonamides and anti-malarial drugs were freed from all restriction in November, 1953.