§ 63. Mr. MANDERasked the President of the Board of Trade what arms and material of war were exported under Government licence to China and Japan since the month of September, 1932?
§ The SECRETARY for MINES (Mr. Ernest Brown)Particulars of the war material covered by export licences issued 987 for China and Japan during the months of October and November, 1932, were given in answers to questions by the hon. Member for East Woolwich (Mr. Hicks) on the 30th November and the hon. Member for Don Valley (Mr. T. Williams) on the 22nd December, copies of which I am sending to my hon. Friend. I will circulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT similar particulars for the months of December, 1932, and January, 1933. I cannot say how much of the material covered by these licences has actually been exported.
§ Following are the particulars:
| Statement showing material covered by export licences issued for China and Japan during December, 1932, and January, 1933. | |
| China. | Japan. |
| December, 1932. | |
| 20/" machine guns with spare parts. | 40 7.7 m.m. machine guns with spare parts. |
| 1 machine gun lock. | |
| 26 sets of rounds counter gear for use with machine guns. | |
| 8,500 13.2 m.m. machine gun cartridges. | |
| 68,000 40 m.m. shells. | |
| January, 1933. | |
| 4,000,000 7.92 m.m. rifle cartridges. | Nil. |