§ Mr. Youngerasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what interests are represented on the West African Cocoa Control Board.
Mr. Creech JonesMy hon. Friend presumably refers to the existing West African Produce Control Board, which deals with cocoa. I would refer him to the reply which my predecessor gave to my hon. Friend, the Member for South-East St. Pancras (Dr. Jeger) on 7th November, 1945. The unofficial membership of the Board remains unchanged; the official membership has been subject to changes of a routine nature. As to the Cocoa Marketing Boards which it is proposed to set up in Nigeria and the Gold Coast, the position is as stated in my reply to my hon. Friend, the Member for St. Albans (Mr. Dumpleton) on 2nd April, 1947, but reference to the White Paper Cmd. 6950 will indicate the lines the respective Governments propose to follow.