(Untitled), 27 Sep 1902

Item

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 12/2/25-26

Scope and Contents

Copy of a minute by Austen Chamberlain [Postmaster General], concerning Free Trade in relation to Post Office policy on tenders for contracts from foreign manufacturers. He explains that the Post Office will only place orders with foreign firms with good reason and will support British firms; but that if the latter are unable to compete with foreign counterparts "it is not our business to bolster them up artificially". Chamberlain discusses specific contracts for screws and iron pipes for telephone work. Typescript. See CHAR 12/2/24 and CHAR 12/2/27-28.

Dates

Creation: 27 Sep 1902

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