Oral Answers to Questions — Trade and Commerce. – in the House of Commons am ar 15 Mehefin 1933.
Lord Scone
, Perth
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he is now in a position to make a statement regarding Portuguese flag discrimination?
Mr Anthony Eden
, Warwick and Leamington
The negotiations have now reached an advanced stage and are proceeding satisfactorily.
Lieut-Colonel Sir Assheton Pownall
, Lewisham East
Can the hon. Gentleman say when he expects to have them calculated?
Mr Anthony Eden
, Warwick and Leamington
It is difficult to give a date, but I hope that they will be concluded shortly.
Secretary of State was originally the title given to the two officials who conducted the Royal Correspondence under Elizabeth I. Now it is the title held by some of the more important Government Ministers, for example the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
