§ Commander Scott-Millerasked the President of the Board of Trade whether the United Kingdom industrial delegation to Burma has yet submitted a report on its work; and when it will be published.
§ Mr. P. ThorneycroftYes. The Delegation has reported to me, and its Report will be published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office on 24th May. I take this opportunity to record appreciation of the valuable service rendered both to the Government and to British industry by Lord Burghley and his colleagues.
ACTION TAKEN DURING THE SIX MONTHS ENDING 15TH MAY, 1954 ON CERTAIN APPLICATIONS FOR EXPORT LICENCES RECEIVED IN THAT PERIOD Total Allowed Refused Pending — No. Value No. Value No. Value No. Value £ £ £ £ Machine Tools U.S.S.R. 216 27,707,628 61(a) 2,202,062 1(b) 348,682 154 25,156,884 Electrical equipment U.S.S.R. 12 3,056,989 9(c) 1,561,226 2(d) 7,115 2 1,488,648 (d) China 72 468,775 38 139,380 32 326,614 2 2,781 Steel and other metals Bulgaria 9 204,057 5 107,487 4 96,570 — — Hungary 21 68,468 8 6,292 13 62,176 — — China 69 1,359,930 24 97,128 44 1,262,002 1(e) 800 NOTES: (a) Includes 52 applications of goods, value £1,739,961, for which no licence is required. (b) Refused in January, 1954. (c) Includes 3 applications of goods, value £1,000,000 for which no licence is required. (d) Includes 1 applications partly allowed and partly refused. (e) Licence issued 18th May, 1954.