HC Deb 10 July 1947 vol 439 c229W
14. Mr. Harold Davies

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he is now in a position to state the number of British business representatives who will be allowed to go to Japan now that private trade with that country is to be resumed.

Sir S. Cripps

The quota from the United Kingdom, the Colonies and Burma is 64 out of a total of 400. I do not yet know how this figure will be divided, but the United Kingdom will have at least 40 places. In addition, there will be representatives of shipping, banking and insurance interests, whose immediate entry into Japan has been agreed in principle, but whose total numbers have not yet been settled.