§ 37. Mr. Hector Hughesasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will make a statement on his discussions on 13th and 14th July with Ministers of the Republic of Ireland, indicating the subjects discussed and the agreements reached.
§ Sir D. EcclesOn 13th July Mr. Lemass, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Ireland, and two of his colleagues came to see me in order to discuss certain problems likely to arise in Anglo-Irish trade. The Irish Ministers suggested possibilities for improving trade between the Republic and the United Kingdom, and we agreed that these should be studied in the first instance by senior officials of the two Governments, who will in future meet regularly to examine economic problems of common interest. I am confident that these arrangements for continuing contact will prove of benefit to both sides.