asked the President of the Board of Trade whether there are conditions attached to the import of any American goods into this country under the European Recovery Programme which would preclude their use for the purpose of carrying on commercial exchanges with the U.S.S.R.

The problem of what effect, if any, the provisions of the Economic Co-operation Act might have on trade between countries participating in the European Recovery Programme and non-participating European countries is one which will need clarification in discussions with the United States authorities concerned.