§ Sir M. Sueterasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he can state, in the recent sales of merchant ships to foreign countries, how many tanker ships have been sold and which nation has made the purchase?
§ Mr. StanleySince the 1st January, 1939, two tankers registered at ports in the United Kingdom have been reported to the Registrar-General of Shipping and Seamen as having been sold to foreign buyers. Both of these vessels were transferred to the Argentine flag.