§ 57. Mr. HAMMERSLEYasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the nationalities and salaries of the occupants of the following positions under the Young plan: president, vice-president, and director-general of the Bank of International Settlements?
§ Mr. P. SNOWDENThe president of the Bank of International Settlements is a national of the United States of America. The two vice-chairmen are of British and German nationality, respectively; and the director-general is of French nationality. I have no information as to the remuneration attached to these posts.
§ Mr. HAMMERSLEYIs the Chancellor of the Exchequer not aware that when addressing the House during the Committee stage of the Finance Bill I stated that these officers were not English people, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer corrected me? Was he not speaking under a misapprehension?
§ Mr. SNOWDENNo, I very well remember the point, but it was not the officers to whom the hon. Member has referred. I think he referred specially to officials of the bank.
§ Mr. HAMMERSLEYIt was specifically to those officers that I referred.