Hannen asked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs when the operations of the Empire Marketing Board as at present consti tuted. will terminate; and if he has yet decided upon the organisation Which will undertake. the eqntinulance of the work performed by the fonnd'on bebait of British agricul "The Secretary of State for Dominion Affaire (aft. J. Hi. Thomas) T'would refer my hon, Friend to the' statement on. this matter. which appeared in the Press on August 9 gf which I'am sending him a. cop; 'The' report of the recent "Imp mminittee_ on Economic, Consultation and. Ca-operation (Cmid, 4336) was accepted by all the. Govern ments concerned at the end of July ind. steps. were taken to carry, its recommendations into. effect. This! involved the. discontinuance "of the Empire Marketing Board as. such after the 0th September, "As regards the latter part of the que tion, as indicated in the Press talement, certain of the. services carried on by the Board are being continued, but it would be appropriate, I think, for any ™ specific Inquiries concerning' the. continuance of the work carried on by the board fon behalf of agriculture in the United Kingdom to be addressed to the Ministers responsible. _Mu. Hannen: While thanking my ight hon. Friend, may 1 ask when her he realises that it amy to activities of a great organi this quality, which was doing 80 valuable a work for the Empire at for agriculture in this country Does the right hon. Gentleman ment's appreciation of the work adeajatly "express the a the Empire Marketing Board, clearly painted out our views to the British: Commonwealth as a. whole!
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but they felt that they could not go on, and there was no alter-
Mr. Mulane asked the Secretary' lot Siate for Foreign Affairs. when ther he. is aware that it was in ume, 12, cha the Hoverend bandits neat the Tibecan border; if ferguson was ese
the has yet. een released; and, not, what' action is being taken to secre his release?
Sir J, Simon: Mr, Ferguson was Jeaptived on or about the 12th May, 1092, by 'a "communist band a Chergyangkuan, in North Anhui. T regret that Mr. Ferguson's release has mot yet been effected, despite the fact that the case has been con tantly kept before the thorities," A report has been received that Mr, Ferguson was billed in the middle of September, 1982, but it has been impossible to' obtain Jany confirmation of this.
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