§ Mr. Lewisasked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware that the German Democratic Republic are to hold their annual trade fair at Leipzig in March; and whether he will arrange to have representatives from his Department in attendance.
§ Sir D. EcclesProvided the Soviet authorities will grant the necessary visas, officials for British staffs in Germany will attend the Fair in March as they did last year, but in an informal capacity, since Her Majesty's Government do not recognise the German authorities in the Soviet Zone.