HC Deb 14 February 1951 vol 484 c59W
77. Mr. Steward

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is aware that valuable war material, such as rubber, has recently been shipped from Malaya to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; and what steps he is taking to stop this traffic.

Mr. J. Griffiths

Shipments of rubber from Malaya to Russia are not above their normal level and there is no evidence to suggest that it is being imported for other than normal commercial uses. I am not aware of any war materials being shipped to Russia from Malaya. Rubber is at present sold on the open market, but His Majesty's Government naturally watches the quantities going to particular destinations.