§ Mr. Hepworthasked the President of the Board of Trade the articles or products in which mutual trade with North Africa can now be carried on in view of the freeing of the markets?
§ Mr. DaltonBy two Orders made on 15th July under the Trading with the Enemy Act, commercial and financial dealings with persons and concerns in French North and West Africa are no longer an offence under that Act. But trade with these territories must still be confined to essential requirements and conducted through Government channels. There is no prospect of a resumption of private trade in the immediate future.