§ 62. Mr. Ameryasked the President of the Board of Trade what arrangements 17W have been made in connection with the prospective purchase of timber from the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics to secure to British vessels a proportion of the carrying of this timber; and what is to be the proportion.
§ Mr. BottomleyIn accordance with normal procedure, chartering will be effected by the Timber Control in the open market. The proportion of British ships employed will depend on offers received from British shipowners.