HC Deb 14 April 1921 vol 140 cc1325-6W
Lieut.-Colonel ARCHER-SHEE

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether Russian Bolsheviks admitted under Article 4 of the Russian trade agreement to this country are allowed to bring their baggage into the country without examination; what steps are being taken to ensure that the provisions of Article 5 are being observed that sealed bags of correspondence are not to exceed three kilograms per week; and whether the numbers of the couriers and number and weight of sealed bags are checked at all ports?

Sir P. LLOYD-GREAME

The answer to the first part of the question is in the negative. As regards the second part of the question, effective steps are taken by the Customs officers to ensure that the provisions of Article 5 of the Trade Agreement are being observed.

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