Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Shipping – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 8 April 1964.
We are well aware of the importance to this country of her shipping, but I cannot accept the hon. and learned Gentleman's statement that we have accepted any of the limitations, as he describes them, which the Americans have tried to put upon us. However, I cannot pursue that, because it anticipates a number of later Questions. With regard to the hon. and learned Gentleman's first observation, I could not accept the fact that we have done nothing. A great deal has been done. The fact that the eleven principal maritime nations are now working closely together is having a considerable influence in checking the spread of these practices.