1. Mr. HANNON askedthe President of the Board of Trade whether he can state the amount due to British investors in respect of pre-War bonds of or guaranteed by the Russian Government, including interest in arrear; and what steps are being taken to enforce claims registered with the Russian Claims Department in respect of these obligations?
§ The PRESIDENT of the BOARD of TRADE (Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister)The capital amount of the pre-War bonds of, or guaranteed by, the Russian Government in respect of which claims have been lodged with the Russian Claims Department is about 26 million pounds in stering, and six million roubles in that currency. I cannot say what is the amount due on these bonds up to the present, under the terms of the original loan con. tracts. With regard to the last part of the question, I would refer my hon. Friend to the reply given on the 18th February by the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to the hon. Member for Brightside.