§ Mr. T. SMITHasked the Secretary for Mines what action has been taken with regard to the complaint made by the Danish Coal Committee about the inability to procure requisite supplies of coal during this month and January, 1936?
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§ Captain CROOKSHANKIn response to a complaint, made by the Danish Coal Committee, of difficulties experienced in securing supplies of United Kingdom coal for shipment during December, I have asked the Committee to furnish me with specific details of their difficulties, for investigation in accordance with the terms of the Protocol to the Agreement. Pending the receipt of these details, and having regard to the excess purchases of United Kingdom coal by Denmark in the last agreement year, amounting to 74,033 metric tons, the Danish Coal Committee have been advised that if Danish buyers can purchase 20,000 tons from other sources during December we shall be willing to make an allowance up to that total, should Danish purchases of United Kingdom coal during the current agreement year fall short of the prescribed percentage.