5 APRIL 1957, Page 8

VAR. SELWYN LLOYD, defending the Suez interven- tion in the

House of Commons on Monday, said : • believe that the action which we took then has given an important impetus to the plans to make us less dependent in future on existing means for moving oil.' I understand that invitations are to be issued shortly for the ceremony at which Mr. Selwyn Lloyd will blow up the Fawley oil refinery so that plans to make us less dependent in future on existing means for refining oil may be given an important impetus.

PHAROS