§ 117. Major Beamishasked the Minister of Food on what date the Roumanian Government was first informed that His Majesty's Government was anxious to purchase feedingstuffs for British livestock; and on what date he first became aware that the 1947 Roumanian maize crop was of such a size as to permit the export of a considerable quantity of maize.
§ Dr. SummerskillThe answer to the first part of the Question is 16th September: the first report of the probable availability of maize was received at about the same time, but not confirmed until the end of November.