§ Mr. G. Straussasked the Prime Minister whether he is aware that considerable pressure is being brought by the German Consular Service in Great Britain on 540W German nationals resident here to purchase German instead of English goods; and whether, as this action is damaging to British interests and contrary to international custom, he will ask the German authorities to refrain from such action?
§ Mr. ButlerI have seen reports in the Press of a German commercial scheme to encourage German residents abroad to purchase German goods, but, so far as I am aware, this scheme is not yet in operation. In the absence of further information, I am not prepared to accept the assumptions contained in the second part of the question.