32. Sir F. HALLasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether any of the member countries of the League of Nations are in arrears with the payment of their quota towards the expenses of the League; and, if so, will he give particulars of the Governments concerned and the amounts involved?
Mr. LOCKER-LAMPSONThe answer to the first part of the question is in the affirmative. The details which the hon. and gallant Member requires, and which are of a lengthy character, will be found on pages 19 and 21 of the audited accounts of the League for 1997, of which I am sending the hon. and gallant Member a copy. This statement gives the position as on the 31st of December last, and is the latest published information on the subject.
§ Colonel WOODCOCKCan the right hon. Gentleman say whether these countries have voted the payment of the whole of their arrears?
Mr. LOCKER-LAMPSONI may say that the Secretariat of the League of Nations is now engaged in negotiations and discussions on the subject of these arrears.