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Commonwealth Economic Conference

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — National Finance – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 23 June 1964.

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Photo of Mr Arthur Bottomley Mr Arthur Bottomley , Middlesbrough East 12:00, 23 June 1964

The Chancellor has rightly said that it was for the host Government to suggest the agenda. This will be the case at Kuala Lumpur, but why cannot Her Majesty's Government suggest that an item on the agenda at the forthcoming Prime Minister's Conference should be this subject?

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