§ 33. Mr. Ashdownasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps he has taken to advise British firms of the Government's policy towards attempts by the United States Administration to impose their laws extraterritorially on British firms; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe Government's rejection of implied claims of the United States to jurisdiction in the United Kingdom has been publicly stated on many occasions. Officials in my Department advise the United Kingdom firms they deal with of this policy whenever appropriate.