§ 59. Mr. Teelingasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what steps he has taken this year to obtain payment or compensation for the British holders of Primitiva or Anglo-Argentine stock.
§ Mr. Ian Harvey:Representations were made by Her Majesty's Ambassador at Buenos Aires to the Argentine Government in February, 1957, on behalf of the Primitiva Gas Company in pursuance of those made in December, 1956, pressing for the grant of satisfactory compensation at an early date. Support has also been given to the Anglo-Argentine Tramways Company since the beginning of the year in its direct negotiations with the Argentine authorities.