Your telegram 17th April. [1]

Owing to the tense atmosphere recently and changes of Ministers in
Departments of Food and Shipping, have been unable to progress in
dried and canned fruit discussions and in clearing up shipping
position.

Have now had most useful personal and private talk with Woolton
[2] and am seeing Hudson [3] in the same way to-morrow. Am hopeful
as a result of these conversations of making progress towards
clearing up the position in the next few days.

BRUCE