§ 3. Sir L. Ropnerasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether agreement has yet been reached for marketing Persian oil; and whether negotiations have yet been concluded in connection with the compensation to be paid to the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company.
Mr. EdenI have nothing to add to the answer that I gave to the hon. Member for Woolwich, West (Mr. Steward) on 26th July, when I said that
Substantial progress has been made, and I am hopeful that agreement in principle upon all matters under discussion will be reached shortly."—[OFFICIAL REPORT, 26th July, 1954; Vol. 531, c. 2]