§ 23. Mr. BROCKLEBANKasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what Governments owed money on account of war debts to the United States of America payable during the first half of the current year; the full amounts of such moneys which were due to be paid; and the amounts actually paid?
§ The FINANCIAL SECRETARY to the TREASURY (Mr. Hore-Belisha)I am arranging for a statement containing the desired information to be circulated in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the statement:
| Country. | Full amount. | Amount paid (a). | |
| $ | $ | ||
| Great Britain | … | 75,950,000 | 10,000,000 |
| Italy | … | 13,545,437.5 | 1,000,000 |
| Czechoslovakia | … | 1,500,000 | 180,000 |
| Finland | … | 148,592.5 | 148,592.5 |
| Latvia | … | 119,609 | 6,000 |
| Rumania. | … | 1,000,000 | (b) |
| France | … | 40,738,567.5 | — |
| Belgium | … | 6,325,000 | — |
| Poland | … | 2,953,562.5 | — |
| Estonia | … | 228,182.5 | — |
| Hungary | … | 32,025 | — |
| Lithuania | … | 123,535 | — |
| Yugoslavia | … | 275,000 | — |
| Greece | … | 130,000 (c) | — |
| (a) Payments by Great Britain, Italy and Finland were made in silver. It is not known in what form other payments were made. | |||
| (b) It is understood that Rumania will pay $25,000. | |||
| (c) Amount due 1st January, 1933. The Greek Debt instalments are payable on 1st Jauuary and 1st July, the amount due on 1st July, 1933, being $150,000. |