§ Mr. Thorntonasked the President of the Board of Trade what plans he has for assisting the United Kingdom paper-making industry during the 10-year transitional period of mutual tariff reductions by the Outer Seven, as envisaged by the outline plan recently agreed.
§ Sir D. EcclesThe British paper industry should be able to adjust itself to the new conditions without undue difficulty during the ten-year transitional period, especially if, as we hope, the European Free Trade Association is followed by the establishment of a wider Free Trade Area.