asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what discrimination is imposed at Beira against British ships using the port.

Negotiations have just been completed in Lisbon between the Governments of the United Kingdom and of Southern Rhodesia and the Portuguese Government, for an agreement for the development of the port of Beira. In the meantime, it is hoped that as a result of friendly exchanges of views between technical experts on either side, arrangements can be made to ease the present congestion and thus remove the circumstances which have led to discrimination.