§ 24. Mr. FLEMINGasked the President of the Board of Trade whether all claims for compensation by British nationals against Turkey, for British property confiscated by the Turks during the Great War, have been settled?
§ The PRESIDENT of the BOARD of TRADE (Mr. Runciman)Claims of this kind were dealt with under the relevant international treaties by two bodies, the Anglo-Turkish Mixed Arbitral Tribunal, which met at Constantinople, and the Commission for the Assessment of Damage Suffered in Turkey, which met at Paris. All these claims have been dealt with and the two bodies have been dissolved. Payment has been made in respect of all the awards made by the Paris Commission. Successful British 186 claimants before the Mixed Arbitral Tribunal are taking steps to secure the execution of their judgments in accordance with the procedure laid down by the Turkish Government. I am informed that a certain number of these judgments have been fiNaily executed.
§ Mr. FLEMINGCan the right hon. Gentleman say whether any such schemes were turned down on the ground that the funds were exhausted?
§ Mr. RUNCIMANI cannot answer without notice being given.