Mr. Clark Hutchinsonasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will seek to arrange for an exhibition of British goods, machinery and equipment to be held in Turkey.
§ Mr. DarlingA British Pavilion at the International Trade Fair at Ismaar is organised each year by the British Chamber of Commerce in Turkey with financial assistance from the Board of Trade and special import facilities from the Turkish Government. It provides a good opportunity for British firms to show their products. In 1966 some 230 British firms were represented.
The Board of Trade is also ready to consider assisting any suitably spon- 292W sored specialised exhibition provided it has sufficient support from the British industry or industries concerned, that a worthwhile increase in British exports would be likely to follow and that any necessary import facilities for exhibits would be provided by the Turkish Government.