HC Deb 28 May 1962 vol 660 cc87-8W
46. Sir W. Teeling

asked the Lord Privy Seal how far the negotiations with the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics over the repayments of the Baltic bonds have now gone; whether they were opened in April, as proposed; and to what extent these negotiations are linked with the present Anglo-Soviet Trade Agreement discussions.

Mr. P. Thomas

These negotiations have not yet opened. But the bulk of British and Soviet claims have now been exchanged and we are consulting the Soviet authorities about a new date for the opening of the negotiations. They are not linked with the current Anglo-Soviet Trade talks, which are being held in accordance with the provisions of the 1959 Anglo-Soviet Trade Agreement.