§ Mr. Stokesasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether it is the intention of His Majesty's Government to continue to support the international tin cartel; and will he state the names of the members of the International Tin Committee and the tin quotas fixed for various territories?
§ Colonel StanleyHis Majesty's Government are parties to the Agreement for the International Control of the Production and Export of Tin, 1942, which was published as Cmd. 6396 and terminates on the 31st December, 1946. I append a list of the members of the Committee and the standard tonnages of the various parties to the Agreement. The present rate of quota is 130 per cent., but if any party was in a position to export tin in excess of the quota, it would of course be increased as no party to the Agreement wishes to limit the production of tin in present circumstances.
Following is the list:
MEMBERS OF THE INTERNATIONAL TIN COMMITTEE APPOINTED IN SEPTEMBER, 1942
Belgian Congo
- Monsieur Theodore Heyse.
Bolivia
- H. E. Senor Don A. Patino, R. (Voting Member).
- Senor Don Juan Penaranda.
- Senor Jorge Ortiz Linares.
Malaya
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- Sir John Campbell (Voting Member).
- Mr. V. A. Lowinger.
- Mr. W. J. Wilcoxson.
- Mr. J. H. Rich (Adviser).
Netherlands East Indies
- Dr. G. H. C. Hart (Voting Member). (Since deceased.)
- Mr. P. H. Westermann (Voting Member in Dr. Hart's absence).
- Mr. J. B. Peyrot.
Nigeria
- Sir John Campbell (Voting Member).
- Mr. G. L. M. Clauson.
- Mr. Dermot J. Mooney.
- Mr. J. Ivan Spens (Adviser).
Table of Standard Tonnages (Article 4 of the Agreement) Tons Belgian Congo 20,178 Bolivia 46,768 Malaya 95,474 Netherlands Indies 55,113 Nigeria 15,367 232,900