§ 32. Mr. Pattieasked the Secretary of State for Industry whether he himself was present at a meeting on Thursday 6th March with Mr. E. H. Boullioun, the President of Boeing, who had flown from Seattle for such a meeting.
§ Mr. Benn,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 18th March 1975; Vol. 888], gave the following information
No. I have spoken to Mr. Boullioun on a number of occasions and had hoped to see him on 6th March, but I regret that I was unable to do so. Mr. Boullioun discussed matters of mutual interest with senior officials, who have reported to me in the usual way.