HC Deb 29 June 1943 vol 390 c1475W
Captain P. Macdonald

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, in view of the consumption of tea in Russia, any arrangements exist for sending supplies from India and Ceylon by the Persian overland route?

Mr. Law

Yes, Sir. Such arrangements have been in existence for a considerable time and substantial quantities of tea from India and Ceylon have already been sent to the Soviet Union by various routes through Persia.