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66. Mr. W. Fletcher
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what action is being taken to protect vessels under the British flag trading between Singapore and Sumatra from attack by the Dutch authorities.
Mr. Creech Jones
The whole subject of restrictions on British shipping in Indonesian waters is in course of being taken up with the Netherlands Government by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.