§ 64. Sir HARRY BRITTAINasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he can state the value of British, German and United States of America exports to Iraq in the years 1926, 1927 and 1928?
§ The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for the COLONIES (Mr. Ormsby-Gore)I will circulate the reply to this question in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the reply:
§ The following statement shows, in so far as figures are at present available, the value of exports to Iraq from the United Kingdom and the United States of America, as recorded in the trade returns of the exporting countries. In both cases the figures include a small proportion of re-exported goods.
§ From the United Kingdom:
- 1926, £3,004,000.
- 1927, £3,822,000.
- 1928, £2,742,000.
§ From the United States of America:
- 1926, $983,000 £202,300).
- 1927, $640,000 (£131,600).
§ The only relevant data concerning Germany relate to the imports into Iraq in the year ending March, 1927, which (as recorded in the trade returns of Iraq) amounted to 45,00,000 rupees (£337,500), goods in transit through Iraq being included.