§ Mr. Boothbyasked the President of the Board of Trade whether any representa- 423W tions have been made to the Governments of Poland, Rumania, and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, with a view to increasing the purchase of British herring by these countries?
§ Mr. R. S. HudsonConcessions in respect of herring were obtained in the Anglo-Polish Trade Agreement. No representations have been made to the Polish Government in the sense suggested, but some purely administrative questions are at present under discussion with them. The Rumanian Government were recently asked to give facilities for the importation of cured herring and the matter is under consideration. Representations were made to the Soviet Government last May but without success, and will be renewed in the event of negotiations for a new or revised trade agreement.