§ 71. Mr. Edward Daviesasked the Minister of Transport what arrangements have recently been made to purchase merchant ships from the U.S.A.; and how many vessels have been allocated to Britain from Germany as reparations.
§ Mr. BarnesThe United States Government have now agreed the sale to United Kingdom shipowners of 106 vessels of "Liberty" type and one smaller vessel, and the sale of 30 short sea vessels to His Majesty's Government. The United Kingdom Government have received 89 ships totalling approximately 350,000 gross tons from Germany.