11 JUNE 1948, Page 5

And what of Mr. Dalton's functions ? That is easier

to ask than to answer, and Mr. Morrison declined (quite legitimately) to answer it on Tuesday. Something to do with the Foreign Office was sug- gested ; but that is not so. Something to do with the Treasury was suggested ; but that is not so. Something to do with the impending Imperial Conference (if there is one) was suggested ; but that is not so. Of course, there are the affairs of the Duchy of Lancaster for the Chancellor of the Duchy to spread himself over. But Mr. Dalton's normal spread is very much more expansive than that.

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