§ 61. Mr. Haymanasked the Minister of Fuel and Power whether he will take steps to encourage the buying of oil from the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in view of the damage being sustained by industry, trade and commerce through shortages of oil.
§ Mr. Aubrey JonesThe British oil companies were informed some time ago that there was no objection to their purchasing supplies on commercial terms from the U.S.S.R. A number of small scale commercial offers have been received and accepted. Such offers are usually made on an f.o.b. basis at Black Sea ports.
§ 62. Mr. Hunterasked the Minister of Fuel and Power what steps have been taken by his Department to promote the purchase of oil from other sources, in view of the disruption of our supplies of oil from the Middle East.
§ Mr. Aubrey JonesEvery effort is being made to supplement the supplies of oil arriving in this country from the Middle East via the Cape. The British oil companies are collaborating fully in this effort, and have already succeeded in obtaining additional supplies from Western Hemisphere sources and elsewhere. These efforts will, of course, be much assisted by the prospects of full cooperation by the American authorities and oil companies following the recent official statement from Washington.