§ 41. Mr. Fellasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what salvage vessels General Wheeler now has under his command in the Suez Canal area; what salvage units belonging to which nations have been placed at his disposal; when the majority of this fleet is expected to arrive; and whether actual salvage operations other than those carried out by the Anglo-French salvage force have yet started.
§ Mr. Selwyn LloydAccording to the latest information which I have received, General Wheeler has ten salvage vessels now in the Suez Canal area; the Secretary-General has, I understand, made154W arrangements to assembly thirty-one salvage vessels under Belgian, Danish, German, Italian, Netherlands and Swedish flags. The majority of this fleet is expected to arrive before 1st January; salvage operations other than those carried out by the Anglo-French salvage force have so far been concentrated on survey work.