the Department of Overseas Trade, said that the Government had decided to extend the long-term contracts Denefits of the Export Credit Scheme to India, Ceylon, the Straits Settlements and Hongkong. The Government considered that the banking facilities were enough as yegavds short-term contracts. Mr. Samuel pointed out that ' these facilities had previously been withheld on account of the repudiation of orders for textile goods after the slump but the channel as regards textiles had now reopened, The House of Commons has ad-Journed till February 10,—Reuter,
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