§ Mr. Russellasked the President of the Board of Trade, in view of the fact that some 60 independent countries are not contracting parties to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, if he will state the disadvantages these countries suffer in their trade with the United Kingdom compared with foreign countries which are contracting parties to the treaty.
§ Sir K. JosephIt is not the practice of this country to distinguish between foreign countries in matters of trade simply by reason of their membership or non-membership of the G.A.T.T.