FOOD BLOCKADE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 6 March 1941, Page 6

FOOD BLOCKADE

NO CHANGE TN BRITAIN'S POLICY. (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY. March 4. Replying to a Parliamentary question. the Minister of Economic Welfare, Dr. Dalton, stated that there had been no change in the policy of the Government in regard to allowing ships from the United States to pass the blockade, carrying food for enemy-occupied countries in Europe. This question, Dr. Dalton added, like other questions of common interest, had been discussed by' the Ambassador in Washington with the United States authorities from time to time. The Minister stated that Germany' several times announced ability' to supply all necessary foodstull's to the population of countries occupied by her troops.

TRADE WITH BULGARIA. STATEMENT BY DR. DALTON. (British Official Wireless.l RUGBY, March 4. Replying to a question in the House of Commons, the Minister of Economic Warfare. Dr. Dalton, said that since Italy entered the war the British Government had authorised the importation into Bulgaria of only two comparatively unimportant consignments of goods. Toward the other Balkan c< unifies except. Greece the British policy had been, and still was. lo let nu imports through countries where there was a risk of important goods falling into enemy hands. As far as Greece was concerned, the Minister .‘■•aid. the British Government was doing all it could to moot her requirements. both war and civil. I