HC Deb 19 January 1954 vol 522 cc150-1W
66. Mr. Hamilton

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is yet in a position to make an announcement on the relaxation of the security ban on the export of rubber to Communist dominated countries.

Mr. Amory

There is no absolute ban on the export of rubber to the Communist countries of Eastern Europe. Exports to these countries are limited to their estimated normal civilian requirements. In the case of Communist China, there is an embargo in accordance with the United Nations Resolution of May, 1951. It remains the Government's view that the question of reconsidering the embargo must depend on how events develop in the Far East.