President of the Board of Trade, speaking in the House of Commons jo-day, said that licences had beer sued in the past port of war material, including 500 Vickers machine guns for the Soviet Government, the bulk of, which had been shipped in the: spring and summer. The Govern~ ment did not intend to issue licences. for the export of war material to this destination.
The President of the Board of Trade, Sir Philip Lloyd-Graeme, has. changed his surname to Cunliffe-Lister—Reuter.
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