§ 34. Mr. DOBBIEasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will publish a statement giving particulars of the arms and munitions and naval and military stores, not including sporting arms and munitions, in respect of which he has issued licences to export to 197 Colombia, Argentina and Brazil in 1932, 1933 and 1934; whether any licences have been refused; and, if so, in which cases?
§ Lieut.-Colonel COLVILLEI will circulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT a statement of licences issued for the export of war material to Argentina, Brazil and Colombia during the period referred to by the hon. Member. During that period
| STATEMENT showing War Material covered by licences issued for export to Argentina, Brazil and Colombia in the period 1st January, 1932 to 30th November, 1934. | ||||
| Country. | Material. | Date Licence issued. | ||
| Argentina | … | 10,000 time fuzes | … | 18th January, 1932. |
| 500 4.7 practice projectiles | … | 22nd January, 1932. | ||
| 1 75 m.m. landing carriage | … | 19th February, 1932. | ||
| 16 assembled buffer cylinders | … | |||
| 100,000 Prideaux links | … | 24th February, 1932. | ||
| 20 kilograms tetryl | … | 8th June, 1932. | ||
| 10 metres flexible shafting for 120/45 guns | … | 10th May, 1932. | ||
| 25 76 m.m. used empty cartridges | … | 9th May, 1932. | ||
| 20 kilograms wet fulminate of mercury | … | 3rd June, 1932. | ||
| 220 lbs. tetryl | … | 9th January, 1933. | ||
| 6 depth charge throwers | … | 3rd May, 1933. | ||
| 2,205 lbs. T.N.T | … | 11th September, 1934. | ||
| 4,410 lbs. picric acid | … | |||
| 2 depth charge throwers | … | 16th November, 1934. | ||
| Brazil | … | 78 lbs. tetryl in pellets | … | 23rd May, 1932. |
| 165 20 m.m. machine gun cartridges | … | 1st July, 1932. | ||
| 8,000 electric primers | … | 20th July, 1932. | ||
| 200 cordite charges | … | |||
| 20 7 m.m. aircraft machine guns | … | 22nd September, 1932. | ||
| 50,000 20 m.m. machine gun cartridges | … | 29th September, 1932. | ||
| 40,000 fuzes for 20 m.m. machine gun cartridges | … | |||
| 5 Wimperis bomb sights | … | 24th September, 1932. | ||
| 20 aircraft gun mountings | … | 24th September, 1932. | ||
| 10 aircraft mountings for gun sights | … | |||
| 10 sets single type interrupter gear | … | |||
| 20 aircraft gun mountings | … | 31st October, 1932. | ||
| 10 aircraft mountings for gun sights | … | |||
| 10 sets single type interrupter gear | … | |||
| 15 Wimperis bomb sights | … | 31st October, 1932. | ||
| 20 7 m.m. aircraft machine guns | … | 2nd November, 1932. | ||
| 3 7.65 m.m. rifles | … | 13th December, 1932. | ||
| 3 .455" revolvers | … | |||
| 6 empty Mills bombs | … | |||
| 1 7.65 m.m. machine gun | … | |||
| 1 .303" machine gun | … | |||
| 20 adapters for 7 m.m. aircraft machine guns | … | 27th March, 1933. | ||
| 3,000 fuzes for 20 m.m. machine gun cartridges | … | 7th June, 1933. | ||
| 20,000 .45" automatic pistol cartridges | … | 18th July, 1933. | ||
| 3 .303" aircraft machine guns | … | 27th September, 1933. | ||
| 3 aircraft gun mountings | … | |||
| 1 set double type interrupter gear | … | |||
| Armament fittings for one aircraft | … | 11th January, 1934. | ||
| 2 7 m.m. machine guns with mountings | … | 14tn August, 1934. | ||
| 1 .303" machine gun with mounting | … | |||
| 15,000 rounds .303" ammunition | … | 17th August, 1934. | ||
| 800 4" propellant charges | … | 6th September, 1934. | ||
| 1 7 m.m. machine gun barrel | … | 16th October, 1934. | ||
| Armament fittings for one aircraft | … | 19th November, 1934. | ||
| Colombia | … | 3 belt fitting machines for 7 m.m. machine guns | … | 16th August, 1932. |
| 36,000 7.9 m.m. rifle cartridges | … | 28th October, 1932. |
§ one licence to export war material to Brazil was refused.
§ Mr. DOBBIEIs the hon. and gallant Gentleman aware whether any arms or munitions are being re-exported to Bolivia or Paraguay?
§ Lieut.-Colonel COLVILLEI should require notice of that question.
§ Following is the statement: 199
| Country. | Material. | Date Licence issued. |
| Colombia— | 12,000 7.9 m.m. rifle cartridge | 6th January, 1933. |
| cont | 500,000 7.9 m.m. rifle cartridges | 7th February, 1933. |
| 2,819 kilograms T.N.T | 2nd March, 1933. | |
| 230 fuze lighters | ||
| 20,000 13.2 m.m. machine gun cartridges | 17th March, 1933. | |
| 13,000 lbs. T.N.T. | 29th August, 1933. | |
| 830 lbs. fuze lighters | ||
| 2,000 primers for 3 and 6 pounds Q.F. cartridge cases | 10th October, 1933. | |
| 5 clinometers | 1st May, 1934. | |
| 30 depth charges with pistols | ||
| 24 smoke floats and igniters | ||
| 6 22" rifles | ||
| 24 .455" revolvers | ||
| 24,000 rounds .455" revolver ammunition | ||
| 100,000 rounds .22" rifle ammunition | ||
| 500 rounds 4/" ammunition with semi-armour piercing shell. | 30th May, 1934. | |
| 2 4/" breech blocks | 1st June, 1934. |