§ Sir L. Ropnerasked the Minister of Transport what arrangements have been made for further talks on shipping matters of mutual interest to the Governments of the United States of America and the European countries, as envisaged in the communiqué issued after the informal inter-Governmental talks held in Washington in June of last year.
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§ Mr. MarplesIt has been agreed that informal and confidential discussions on shipping matters will be arranged in Washington at expert level at the request of one or more of the participating nations. Should any matters arise from the talks which require review at a higher level,ad hoc discussion at ambassadors' level with appropriate officials of the United States Government will be arranged at the request of one or more of the ambassadors concerned. Similar discussions at Cabinet Minister level may also be arranged on such occasions as the nature and importance of the problems to be discussed may warrant.
I expect a meeting at expert level to take place early in May.