§ Mr. Tim Rentonasked the Secretary of State for Industry whether he supports the United States' delegation's proposals at the sixth preparatory meeting of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development for a 1 million ton world buffer stock of copper.
§ Mr. Les HuckfieldI understand the United States described, without commitment, a scheme to stabilise the price of copper. We have not yet reached a conclusion on what form of international agreement would be appropriate.