§ 87. Mr. Beswickasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer who are the two Government-appointed directors upon the Board of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company; when they were appointed; what is their term of office; and what direction was given to them on their appointment.
§ Sir A. SalterThe two Government-appointed directors upon the Board of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company are Field-Marshal the Viscount Alanbrooke and Sir Thomas Gardiner.
Lord Alanbrooke was appointed on 1st August, 1946, and Sir Thomas Gardiner on 16th February, 1950, both for five years in the first instance. Lord Alanbrooke's appointment was extended for one year on 1st August, 1951, and again on 1st August, 1952. The only directions given to these directors on their appointment were with regard to the channel through which any reports that they wished to make should be submitted to Her Majesty's Government.