The British Board of Trade told Parliament today that the Government plans no action to counteract the Arab boycott against firms in this country blacklisted for alleged dealing with Israel.
George H. Perry, a Labor member of the House of Commons, asked what representations the Board of Trade had received from firms in this country who do business with firms in Israel, and wanted to know what the Government was doing about such representations. In a written reply, Douglas Jay, a president of the Board of Trade, stated that he had sent no communication on the issue to the Arab League, and added:
“I have received representations from several members of Parliament on behalf of one firm already on the blacklist. In reply, I have reaffirmed Ber Majesty’s Government’s strong disapproval of any outside interference with the freedom of British firms to trade. It is for each firm to decide on its attitude. to the boycott in the light of its own commercial interests.”
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