RUBBER QUOTA PLAN
British Government Feels Scheme Workable WILL ACT IF OTHERS DO (British Official Wireless.) (Received May 1, 5.5 p.m.) Rugby, April 30. The Governments concerned in the rubber producers’ agreed plan for limitation of the world’s output of rubber are now 'considering a draft intergovernmental agreement to give effect to the scheme. The Colonial Secretary, Sir P. Cun-liffe-Lister, hi the House of Commons, stilted that, subject to similar undertakings being given by the other Governments concerned, the British Government. had decided to take the necessary steps to give effect to the -agreement.
So far as British territories were '‘Concerned they could hope to put the agreement into force as from June 1. There was every reason to.believe that' this would be equally possible in other territories. Speed in this matter was very important.
As regards the practicability of 'the scheme he recalled his repeated assurances that the Government would not enter into any agreement unless satisfied that it was comprehensive, fair and practicable.
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Dominion, Volume 27, Issue 183, 2 May 1934, Page 9
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