§ 4. Major Petherickasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs how much, in pounds sterling, of the income of the League of Nations in 1942 was derived from contributions of countries of the British Empire and how much from the rest of the world?
§ Mr. EdenOf the League of Nations income in 1942, £292,424 sterling was derived from contributions by countries of the British Commonwealth and Empire and £107,568 form contributions by other member states. This latter figure excludes payments amounting to £53,706 made by members of the international Labour Office who are not members of the League of Nations.
§ Mr. LipsonAre not those figure very creditable to the countries of the British Empire?
§ 5. Major Petherickasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will state which States, other than the countries of the British Empire, contributed in the year 1942 to the support of the League of Nations; and the amounts contributed by each such State?
§ Mr. EdenYes, Sir. The following countries outside the British Commonwealth and Empire paid contributions to the League of Nations in 1942:
In addition the following countries made payments to the League of Nations for specific purposes:
Norway. Chile. Belgium. Egypt. Poland. France. Czechoslovakia. Netherlands 1519 As the amounts which each of these States contributed contain a number of figures I will circulate them in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
- Argentina.
- Brazil.
- Sweden.
Miss RathboneAre not these repeated questions about this "tuppenny-ha'penny" sum that we contribute to the League of Nations really rather unworthy?
§ Following are the amounts:
The following States made token payments in 1942. | Sterling |
£ | |
Norway | 2,358 |
Belgium | 1,179 |
Poland | 1,179 |
Czechoslovakia | 1,179 |
The following States made payments in respect of arrears in 1942. | |
Chile | 5,073 |
Egypt | 9,568 |
France | 47,165 |
Netherlands | 7,075 |
Czechoslovakia | 1,179 |
§ The following States made payments for specific purposes.
- Argentina, £5,881 to the Secretariat, and £14,948 to the International Labour Office.
- Brazil, £1,959 to the Permanent Court of International Justice.
- Sweden, £8,825 to the International Labour Office.