§ 39. Mr. Pavittasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what negotiations he has had with the Indian Trade Ministry to secure a replacement for the trade agreement of 1939; and if he will make a statement.
§ Sir G. HoweThe Indian Minister of Foreign Trade visited this country at the invitation of Her Majesty's Government last month and had a series of wide ranging talks with Her Majesty's Ministers. It was noted with satisfaction that the EEC Council of Ministers has now agreed that the Community should negotiate a commercial co-operation agreement with India, and it was agreed that the very special understanding which both countries had of each other's problems should be maintained and developed.