§ Mr. Bakerasked the President of the Board of Trade if, for future conferences regarding trade between Britain and the Soviet countries, he will encourage the large-scale participation of British businessmen and technicians.
§ Mr. P. ThorneycroftThat would depend on what sort of conference it is. As to the recent Economic Conference held at Moscow, it was the view of Her Majesty's Government that the chief aim of the conference was political propaganda, and that there was no reason why we should encourage participation in it. Nothing has yet emerged from the conference which suggests that that view was not fully justified.