BRIBERY ALLEGATIONS AGAINST BRITISH BOARD OF TRADE

Grey River Argus, 20 October 1948, Page 5

BRIBERY ALLEGATIONS AGAINST BRITISH BOARD OF TRADE

Inquiry Embarrasses Parliamentary Secretary «o°2rd ed that the own untT a^judiciai n inquiry into the Board of Trade affairs has been finished. . x+zx** thp Mr Belcher, in a letter to the board, said the, while he we cornea the inquiry, he felt publicity which would be inevitable while the inquiry lasted might m a ke the continued performance of his duties, including his attendance at public functions, embarrassing for tnose both inside and outside of the board with whom he would be in association. He, therefore, asked the board president, Mr Wtilson to allow him to leave his official duties until the inquiry has finished. I Mr Wilson, with Mr Attlee’s concurrence, has agreed to Mr Belcher s (request. Reuter’s Agency says: The police have detained an alien in connection with the Board of Trade inquiries. Scotland Yard regards information which is stated to be in this man’s possession as vital for the judicial inquiry. The Daily Mail says: This alien is known to have had numerous aliases. H e has not, for the last three weeks, been near his five hundred a year Park Lane flat, where he previously held gay parties.