§ Mr. Gowerasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is now in a position to give further details of the composition of the trade mission which is to visit Egypt, the Sudan and Ethiopia next year.
§ Mr. P. ThorneycroftYes. The Mission will consist of the following, who have been chosen as generally representative of British industry:
Leader—
Sir Edward Benthall, K.C.S.I., Chairman, Bird & Co. Ltd., Calcutta.
Deputy Leader and Leader in Ethiopia—
Mr. G. C. R. Eley, C.B.E., Deputy Chairman, British Bank of the Middle East; Director, Bank of England.
Members:—
- Mr. A. W. Berry, M.I.Mech.E., M.I.E.E.; Director, British Engineers' Association.
- Mr. A. E. J. Gawler, Deputy Overseas Controller, I.C.I. Ltd.
- Mr. Maurice Laing, Managing Director, John Laing & Son Ltd.
- Mr. T. A. L Paton, B.Sc.(Eng.), M.I.C.E., M.ASCE., M.Soc.C.E.(France); Partner, Sir Alexander Gibb & Partners.
- Mr. J. F. Perry, A.M.I.E.E., Managing Director, Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Export Co. Ltd.
- Mr. G. Phillips, Director, Scales & Adam Ltd., Bradford.
- Colonel R. E. M. Pratt, O.B.E., British Motor Corporation.
- Mr. P. G. G. Salkeld, C.B.E., Managing Director, Steel Bros & Co. Ltd.
- Mr. J. C. Tremayne, Director, Tootall Broadhurst Lee Co. Ltd.