§ Captain Pilkingtonasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs the estimated cost of clearing the Suez Canal.
§ Mr. Ian HarveyIn his second report to the United Nations on clearing the Canal the Secretary-General said he was not yet in a position to submit to the General Assembly a complete estimate of the cost of clearing the Canal. Meanwhile he had approached Member Governments for advances to finance the initial stages of the United Nations clearance operation.
§ Captain Pilkingtonasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs upon what information he based his estimate that a channel could be cleared through the Suez canal, if all the Anglo-French and other resources collected by the Admiralty were used, within seven weeks of 17th December, 1956.
§ Mr. Ian HarveyMy right hon. and learned Friend's estimate was based on reports from our salvage experts on the spot at Port Said.