§ 54. Mr. Grimondasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what he estimates the cost will be, in gold and dollars, of his proposals to support transferable sterling.
§ Mr. R. A. ButlerI cannot undertake to estimate how much, if any, net loss will result from intervention by the Exchange Equalisation Account in the transferable sterling market. Indeed, the objective of the operation is the prudent use and conservation of our reserves.