The Archive · 1937

A Busy Life

Sir Frederick Leith-Ross seems to g0 from one, strenuous occupation nother in discharging his functions fs Chief Economic. Adviser to the British Government. On his return to England, apart from engagements which: produced his recent utterance fon experiences in China, "he was Immediately plunged into the prob-ems of high' finance as affected by the European situation. Now he is to represent the Government on the League of Nations Committee on Raw Materials. That body has before ita difeult task on which the economic aspect of the problem will have an important bearing, although, obviously, political and other issues will come before the Committee as develops the. inquiry. Sir Fre-erick has already much experience ff the requirements of Geneva for hie has been a member of the Economic Committee of the League since 1032, Tt (s presumed that he will not fat once be caught up by the affairs 6 the Raw Materials Committee for his present task in unravelling the complexities of the European mone-

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