§ 84. Mr. Pickthornasked the President of the Board of Trade what trade inspectors His Majesty's Government maintain in Russian territory, on the principle that a State purchasing goods from another has a right to see how they are produced.
§ Mr. BottomleyI am not clear on what basis the hon. Member assumes such a principle to be established. I know of no such right under international law. In any case we do not buy from Russia goods 223W of a kind where there would be advantage in obtaining permission to inspect the methods of production.